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Technical Treatments Ltd Station Works Rye Lane Dunton Green Kent TN14 5HD

25/03550/FULFull ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 8 April 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Alterations to and change of use of existing building to a commercial, community and leisure space, for cafe, gym, media and office uses alongside ancillary storage. Including: upgrade of external building elevations (materials and office canopy). Associated parking and landscaping. Cladding to existing UKPN building.

Received
19 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Dunton Green & Riverhead
  1. Received19 Dec
  2. Validated20 Jan
  3. Consult.5 Mar
  4. Target17 Mar
  5. Decided8 Apr

Decided in 78 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Technical Treatments Ltd Station Works Rye Lane Dunton Green Kent TN14 5HD. Sevenoaks has handled 1,736 applications of this type. This one was decided in 110 days, 8 weeks longer than Sevenoaks's typical decision time. The site is in the Cultural Industries Quarter conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 61 applications across Dunton Green & Riverhead. We hold 1,034 applications in total for the TN14 postcode area.

89% of full 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

  1. Insufficient parking is provided for the development, which would compromise the highway safety of the local highway network, contrary to policies EN1, T1 and T2 of the Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management Plan and paragraph 116 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. There is insufficient information to confirm that risks of pollution from land contamination to controlled waters are acceptable, or can be appropriately managed with a viable and practicable remediation strategy. As such, the scheme conflicts with policy EN1 of the Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management Plan and paragraphs 187, 196 and 198 of the National Planning Policy Framework. Notes for the applicant The Officer’s Report, which explains the assessment of the proposals and the reasons for the Council’s decision, is available to view on the Council’s website using the above

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
TN14 5HD
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Dunton Green

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 January 2026
Last date for comments
5 March 2026
Target decision date
17 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
86-90 Paul Street Hackney London EC2A 4NE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14580547
Documents
30
Constraints
42

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: SevenoaksNext to the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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Also checked, none recorded (21)

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, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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

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Source: Sevenoaks

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