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47 Oakdene Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3HL

26/00810/HOUSEHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 14 July 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Loft conversion with gable ends, roof lights, and l-shaped rear dormer.

Received
26 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sevenoaks Northern
  1. Received26 Mar
  2. Validated12 May
  3. Consult.15 Jun
  4. Target7 Jul
  5. Decided14 Jul

Decided in 63 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 47 Oakdene Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3HL. 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 a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 37 applications across Sevenoaks Northern. We hold 1,041 applications in total for the TN13 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. The proposed changes to the shape of the roof would be incongruous, awkward and unsightly. This would be detrimental to the street scene and character of the area. The dormer proposed for the rear would not respond to the scale of the existing dwelling and would appear bulky and overwhelm the existing dwellinghouse.The proposed development therefore fails to comply with policy EN1 of the Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management Plan, C4 of the Sevenoaks Town Neighbourhood Plan, the Residential Extensions SPD or Residential Character Area Assessment (Area C01 - Lambarde Road Area). 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
TN13 3HL
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sevenoaks

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 May 2026
Last date for comments
15 June 2026
Target decision date
7 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
5 Palmerston Court Palmerston Road Sutton SM1 4QL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14810751
Documents
11
Constraints
19

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

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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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