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Old England East Hill Road Knatts Valley Kent TN15 6YB

26/00409/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 6 August 2026

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing dwellinghouse, ancillary buildings and barn. Erection of two dwellinghouses. Landscaping.

Received
17 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Otford & Shoreham
  1. Received17 Feb
  2. Validated30 Mar
  3. Consult.5 Aug
  4. Target25 May
  5. Decided6 Aug

Decided in 129 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Old England East Hill Road Knatts Valley Kent TN15 6YB. Sevenoaks has handled 1,735 applications of this type. This one was decided in 170 days, 16 weeks longer than Sevenoaks's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across Otford & Shoreham. We hold 2,793 applications in total for the TN15 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
TN15 6YB
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Shoreham

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 March 2026
Last date for comments
5 August 2026
Target decision date
25 May 2026
Permission expires
6 August 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Unit 2 The Square Station Road Forest Row RH18 5ES

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14707689
Documents
16
Constraints
20

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Sevenoaks
  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • Ancient woodlandPart of the site
  • 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, 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, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    5 Jun

    Sub-division of plot. Conversion of existing barn to a dwelling with alterations to fenestration, alterations…

    PendingFull Application25/01584/FUL
  2. 2025
    19 May

    Erection of a Schedule 2, Part 1, class E single-storey outbuilding to provide office and cattery.

    PendingLawful Development Certificate Proposed25/01421/LDCPR
  3. 2025
    19 May

    Erection of a Schedule 2, Part 1, class A single-storey rear extension would be lawful within section 192 of…

    PendingLawful Development Certificate Proposed25/01422/LDCPR
  4. 2025
    20 Feb

    Erection of a single-storey rear extension.

    PendingLawful Development Certificate Proposed25/00503/LDCPR
  5. 2025
    20 Feb

    Erection of a single-storey outbuilding to provide office and cattery.

    PendingLawful Development Certificate Proposed25/00504/LDCPR
  6. 2021
    28 Jul

    New Front Wall with intermediate pillars to support iron railings above lower wall and new gates on main…

    RefusedHouseholder21/02514/HOUSE

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