Westerham Bowls Club Costells Meadow Westerham Kent TN16 1DD Data via plota.co.uk

26/01941/TELNOT - Telecommunications Notification Decided

Proposal

The installation of a new 20m-high telecommunications monopole accommodating 12no. antenna and 2no. transmission dishes; plus accompanying ground-based equipment cabinets within a fenced, secure compound; and ancillary development thereto Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Jul 2026
Prior Approval Not Required
10 Sept 2026

Prior Approval Not Required on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Documents 45

Consultation & comments 27

PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 15 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 9 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF WESTERHAM TOWN COUNCIL Consultations - Response · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION - CONSULTEES STATUS Consultations - Request · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF COUNCILLOR Consultations - Response · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

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.
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 Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Westerham built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 listed building at the site · 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
Telecommunications Notification
Postcode
TN16 1DD
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Westerham & Crockham Hill
Parish
Westerham
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Dalcour Maclaren

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14964714
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2026
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