Second Floor 94A High Street Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1LP Data via plota.co.uk

26/01019/PAC - Prior Approval Change of Use Approved

Proposal

Prior notification for a change of use from Class E to Class C3. This application is made under Class MA of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
20 Apr 2026
Approved
15 Jun 2026

Approved on 15 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Jul 2026

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: 90 and 92, High Street
List entry 1086014 · 14 m from the pin · 31 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 30 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Public footpath 17 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI 330 m away: Knole Park SSSI; Registered park or garden 198 m away: Knole; National landscape 330 m away: Kent Downs; Inside the Sevenoaks built-up area; Air quality management area 12 m away: AQMA No. 10.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Sevenoaks
Application type
Prior Approval Change of Use
Postcode
TN13 1LP
Received
20 Apr 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Ward
Sevenoaks Town & St Johns
Parish
Sevenoaks
Target decision
15 Jun 2026
Decision
Prior Approval - granted
Decision date
15 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Samuel Moss Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 68% of changes of use here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
51decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Sevenoaks in the last twelve months, from validation. Sevenoaks decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14841607
Env. assessment
No
Sevenoaks
Planning Authority Score
5.6/10
Average
#115 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Sevenoaks ranks #109 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Sevenoaks decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #177 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #194 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #109 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #93 of 296
85%
Minor dwellings approved
213 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
71%
Change of use approved
14 decided
1,130
Total decisions
143 refused in the year to March 2026