The White House High Street Farningham Kent DA4 0DH

25/03521/LBCALTListed Building Consent (Alt/Ext)Refused

Listed building consent

Refused on 9 March 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Removal of existing plain tiles and dilapidated leadwork to gutters, valleys, hips and ridges etc. Once completely stripped, and appropriate intra-rafter quilt insulation fitted, overlay breathable membrane to existing rafters/hips etc. Retile on tanalised softwood tiling battens - selecting appropriate tiles for re-use within inner (concealed) roof slope and new matching plain clay tiles to outer 4-sided perimeter hipped roof. Plain tiles fixed with 30mm alloy tile nails each 5th course. New code 5 lead sheet fitted to outer box gutter including lapped and welted expansion joints. Leadwork replaced to bay roofs to front elevation, hips and ridge with correct welded sections and dressing to existing chimney stacks. Inner roof fitted with Code 5 lead as above with overflow channels/spouts through tiled zone. Perimeter parapet dressed in Code 5 lead. New 'loft' access frame and door fitted to provide access, with upstands and cover lid dressed in Code 5 lead. Lead treated with patination oil upon completion.

Received: 17 December 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Sevenoaks District Council
Ward: Farningham, Horton Kirby & South Darenth

ReceivedReceived17 Dec
ValidatedValidated13 Jan
Consult.Consultation19 Feb
TargetTarget Date10 Mar
DecidedDecided9 Mar

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application at The White House High Street Farningham Kent DA4 0DH. Sevenoaks has handled 259 applications of this type. This one was decided in 82 days, 4 weeks longer than Sevenoaks's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Farningham, Horton Kirby & South Darenth. We hold 770 applications in total for the DA4 postcode area.

74% of heritage applications at Sevenoaks District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

The works have resulted in the loss of historic fabric of the Grade II* listed building and the use of materials that are unsympathetic to the historic building, which has led to harm to the designated heritage asset. The proposal is not accompanied by clear and convincing justification that the works undertaken were necessary or that the choice of material finish conserves the historic interest of the designated heritage asset. The selected replacement tiles do not match the appearance, qualities and characteristics of handmade tiles and therefore do not preserve the significance of the listed building. The proposal therefore fails to comply with Policy EN4 of the Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: DA4 0DH
Application type: Listed Building Consent (Alt/Ext)
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Farningham

Planning application dates

Date validated: 13 January 2026
Last date for comments: 19 February 2026
Target decision date: 10 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Suite C Quayside House Quayside Chatham Kent ME44QZ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14567293
Documents: 12
Constraints: 29

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Farningham
Listed building: Grade II*: The White HouseOn this site · +1 more
Green belt: SevenoaksNext to the site
National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, 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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Source: Sevenoaks

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