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Knatts Valley Caravan Park Knatts Valley Road Knatts Valley Kent TN15 6XY

23/02475/FULFull ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Proposed change of use of land for the formation of 11no. Gypsy/Traveller pitches comprising the siting of 1 static caravan and 1 touring caravan per pitch, alongside erection of dayroom.

Received
24 August 2023
Decided
29 July 2024 · Granted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Fawkham & West Kingsdown
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received24 Aug
  2. Validated14 Sep
  3. Consult.6 Nov
  4. Target14 Dec
  5. Decided29 Jul

Decided in 319 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Sevenoaks89% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Knatts Valley Caravan Park Knatts Valley Road Knatts Valley Kent TN15 6XY. Sevenoaks has handled 1,724 applications of this type and approves 85% of them, typically deciding them in 65 days. This one was decided in 340 days, 39 weeks longer than Sevenoaks's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across Fawkham & West Kingsdown. We hold 2,720 applications in total for the TN15 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
23/02475/FUL
Address
Knatts Valley Caravan Park Knatts Valley Road Knatts Valley Kent TN15 6XY
Postcode
TN15 6XY
Local Authority
Sevenoaks
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Granted
Ward
Fawkham & West Kingsdown
Parish
West Kingsdown

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
5 Pool House Bancroft Road Reigate RH2 7RP

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
24 August 2023
Target Decision Date
14 December 2023
Date Decided
29 July 2024
Date Validated
14 September 2023
Date Submitted
24 August 2023
Last Date for Comments
6 November 2023
Permission Expires
29 July 2027

Planning Decision

Decision
Granted
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
91 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12403641
Documents
8
Constraints
19
Coordinates
51.337677, 0.252811
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Sevenoaks

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Sevenoaks
  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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