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50 - 51 High Street Farningham Kent DA4 0DB

26/00136/HOUSEHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 2 April 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Alterations and extension to an existing dwelling, including internal reconfiguration, replacement of existing rear extensions with a new rear extension incorporating rooflights, and the addition of a rear dormer, together with associated works.

Received
20 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Farningham, Horton Kirby & South Darenth
  1. Received20 Jan
  2. Validated20 Jan
  3. Consult.27 Mar
  4. Target17 Mar
  5. Decided2 Apr

Decided in 72 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 50 - 51 High Street Farningham Kent DA4 0DB. Sevenoaks has handled 1,736 applications of this type. This one was decided in 72 days, 2 weeks longer than Sevenoaks's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 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.

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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Application details

Postcode
DA4 0DB
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Farningham

Planning application dates

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

Applicant and agent

Agent address
119 Knockhall Chase Greenhithe DA9 9EW

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14402562
Documents
12
Constraints
25

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: 48-51, High StreetOn this site · +2 more
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, 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.

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

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 2026-11-03. 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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    RefusedListed building consentFiled alongside26/00137/LBCALT

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