Planning application
4A The Mall London Road Swanley Kent BR8 7WL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior notification for a change of use of the first floor from Commercial/Business/Service (Use Class E) to State -Funded School (Use Class F1(a). This application is made under Class T of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
As published by the council, reference 25/02298/PAC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02298/PAC
- Type
- Prior Approval Change of Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 13 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 15 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Swanley White Oak
- Parish
- Swanley
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BR8 7WL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Aug 2025
Received by Sevenoaks
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11 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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8 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sevenoaks granted permission on 15 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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