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26/01810/LDCPR - Lawful Development Certificate Proposed Refused

Proposal

Proposed conversion of garage into habitable space Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

9 Jul 2026

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Refused

18 Sept 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 18 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICER REPORT Decision · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF REFUSE - LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE Decision · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 7

Green belt: London

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Kent Downs National Landscape

Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.

Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

3 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: Crockers, Grade II, 58 m away · 3 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. 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.

Show all 3 with distances

58 mCrockersGrade II
81 mAppletree Cottage SchoolGrade II
83 mChart CottageGrade II

Historic England ↗

SSSI 177 m away: Oldbury and Seal Chart SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Also on the record

Inside the Styants Bottom built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Building

Floor area173 m² (1,862 sq ft)

Energy ratingF (30 out of 100), could reach C

PropertySemi-detached flat, 5 habitable rooms

BuiltBefore 1900

HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil

WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Sevenoaks
Application type: Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Postcode: TN15 0ES
Received: 9 Jul 2026
Validated: 9 Jul 2026
Ward: Seal & Weald
Parish: Seal
Target decision: 3 Sept 2026
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 18 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Mark Carter Associates

How this decision compares

Decided in 71 days from validation, 15 days slower than Sevenoaks's median of 56 for extensions. Refused, as 15% of extensions here are.

This one71d

Council56d

UK55d

75%decided within 8 weeks

85%approved

626decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref: PP-15070845
Statutory expiry: 3 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2017 Approved

Land South Of Styants Bottom Road Seal KENT

Replacement stables.

17/03482/FUL 4 Jan 2018

Sevenoaks

Planning Authority Score

5.6/10

Average

#115 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.