Willow Tree Cottage Church Road Hartley Kent DA3 8DJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02241/HOUSE - Householder Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Demolition of rear conservatory and side dormer. New two-storey rear extension with roof light and dormer windows. Associated internal alterations and alterations to fenestration and to roof line. Adjustments to existing garden gate. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
20 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Target date was 28 Oct 2026

As of 26 Oct 2026, the council is no longer showing this application on their planning portal. It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference. We've stopped checking it for updates.

Site constraints 5

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Woodins, Grade II, about 20 m from the postcode pin
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.
Historic England ↗
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
Radon affected area, class 2; Local nature reserve about 476 m away: Rectory Meadow; Inside the Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £640,000 in February 2021. Detached house, freehold.

11 February 2021£640,000
28 May 2004£410,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Sevenoaks
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
DA3 8DJ
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Hartley & Hodsoll Street
Parish
Hartley
Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 58, past the statutory target. 89% of demolitions in Sevenoaks are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 2 Dec 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.

Day 582 days past the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
185decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-15121366
Statutory expiry
28 Oct 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.