The Oaks Billet Hill Ash Kent TN15 7HG Data via plota.co.uk

26/01355/PIP - Permission In Principle Refused

Proposal

Erection of dwellings with a minimum of 1 or maximum of 1 net dwellings and associated ancillary works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
25 May 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Refused
31 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 31 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Aug 2026

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.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Ash (Sevenoaks) built-up area; Priority habitat 10 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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
Permission In Principle
Postcode
TN15 7HG
Received
25 May 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
Ash And New Ash Green
Parish
Ash-cum-Ridley
Target decision
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Robinson Escott Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 31 days from validation, 25 days faster than Sevenoaks's median of 56 for new homes. Refused, as 27% of new homes here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
5%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14948071
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