144 High Street Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1XE Data via plota.co.uk

26/01226/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

External shopfront alterations including a new lead-clad timber cornice and associated repairs. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 May 2026
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Validated
24 Jun 2026
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Approved
24 Aug 2026

Approved on 24 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Air quality management area: AQMA No. 10
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
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
5 listed buildings within 150 m; SSSI 360 m away: Knole Park SSSI; National landscape 360 m away: Kent Downs; Inside the Sevenoaks built-up area.
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
Full Application
Postcode
TN13 1XE
Received
13 May 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
Sevenoaks Town & St Johns
Parish
Sevenoaks
Target decision
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
24 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Rapleys
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 61 days from validation, 5 days slower than Sevenoaks's median of 56 for commercial premises. Approved, as 72% of commercial premises here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
46decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14918213
Env. assessment
No
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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.