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3 London Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1AH

26/02107/FULFull ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 16 October 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Erection of infill shop front and associated internal alterations to the ground floor commercial unit, including the removal of the existing internal staircase and alterations to create a single-level internal floor, with internal steps provided at the rear access door.

Received
7 August 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sevenoaks Town & St Johns
  1. Received7 Aug
  2. Validated21 Aug
  3. Consult.26 Sep
  4. Target16 Oct
  5. Decided16 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 3 London Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1AH. Sevenoaks has handled 1,736 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 2 weeks longer than Sevenoaks's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 107 applications across Sevenoaks Town & St Johns. 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 infilling of the shop front fails to respond to the historic context of the street scene and further erodes the character and significance of the Conservation Area, through the loss of a historic pattern of development. This is contrary to policies DP3, HE6 and HE9 of the National Planning Policy Framework, Policies EN1 and EN4 of the Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management Plan, SP1 of the Sevenoaks Core Strategy, C1 of the Sevenoaks Town Neighbourhood Plan, and the Conservation Area Appraisal - Sevenoaks: High Street. 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 1AH
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sevenoaks

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 August 2026
Consultation expiry
18 September 2026
Last date for comments
26 September 2026
Target decision date
16 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Studio 21 497 Sunleigh Road Wembley HA0 4LY

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15140433
Documents
10
Constraints
26

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Sevenoaks - High Street
  • Brownfield land register: J H Lorimer, 78 - 78a High Street, Sevenoaks, TN13 1JRRegister site at or near this address
  • 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 (20)

flood storage 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 and heritage coasts.

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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© 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.

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