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5 Highfield Road Kemsing Kent TN15 6TN

26/00649/LDCPRLawful Development Certificate ProposedAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

The refurbishment and replacement of an existing partial loft conversion within the roof space of the dwelling to include the removal and demolition of the existing loft conversion structure. New structural floor joists will be installed to replace the existing loft floor structure in order to support habitable use. The existing roof structure will be locally upgraded and strengthened where required, including upgrading roof rafters as necessary. Six new roof lights.

Received
11 March 2026
Decision due
15 May 2026
Ward
Kemsing
  1. Received11 Mar
  2. Validated20 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 May
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at 5 Highfield Road Kemsing Kent TN15 6TN. Sevenoaks has handled 401 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 11 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 45 applications across Kemsing. We hold 2,793 applications in total for the TN15 postcode area.

76% of outline 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 6TN
Application type
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Kemsing

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
37 Southfields Road West Kingsdown Kent Sevenoaks Kent TN15 6LA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14666639
Documents
4
Constraints
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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, 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.

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.

Source: Sevenoaks

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