Swanley Centre London Road Swanley Kent BR8 7TG

1. 5 Sep 2025

   Received by Sevenoaks

2. 29 Sep 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Refused

4. 8 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• Swanley Centre London Road Swanley Kent BR8 7TG

  26/00431/LDCEX Submitted 19 Feb 2026 0m away

  Lawful development certificate in relation to change of use from Class E (offices) to Class C3 (dwellinghouses).

  Granted Lawful development 33 docs

• Wilkinson 37 Swanley Centre London Road Swanley Kent BR8 7TL

  25/02763/ADV Submitted 29 Sep 2025 14m away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~29 Dec

  2 x Fascia signs on both front and rear with window manifestations.

  Awaiting decision Advertising Windows or glazing 7 docs

• 29 - 40 Swanley Centre London Road Swanley Kent BR8 7TG

  23/01356/PAD Submitted 15 May 2023 22m away

  Prior notification of one additional storey of new dwellinghouses immediately above the topmost storey on a terrace building in commercial or mixed use.

  Granted Prior approval 21 docs

• Swanley Centre London Road Swanley Kent BR8 7TG

  25/02550/LDCPR Submitted 5 Sep 2025 25m away

  Erection of framed second floor atop existing concrete roof with openings in roof over existing staircases to provide access to the new second floor. Materials as shown on proposed elevations

  Granted Lawful development 12 docs

• Barclays Bank Swanley Branch 30 Swanley Centre Swanley Kent BR8 7TJ

  02/01576/ADV Submitted 4 Jul 2002 27m away

  2 x internally illuminated fascia signs and projecting sign.

  Granted Advertising 2 docs

• Wilkinson 37 Swanley Centre London Road Swanley Kent BR8 7TL

  25/02762/FUL Submitted 29 Sep 2025 28m away

  Shop front alterations to front and rear.

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 8 docs

• 26/01333/LDCEX Granted

  Land Known As Broom Wood Bower Lane Knatts Valley Kent TN15 6XT

  Continuous use of a metal-framed storage unit and a storage container. Further detail can be found in the Supporting Statement

  26 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01190/LDCEX Refused

  September Cottage Church Street Shoreham Kent TN14 7SW

  Lawful Development Certificate to confirm that the Planning Permission SE/03/02924/FUL Lawfully commenced within the 5 Year Planning Condition 5 year period stated in the above Planning Appeal decision dated 27.01.2005.

  8 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01162/LDCEX Granted

  The Orchard Penshurst Road Poundsbridge Speldhurst Kent TN3 0PJ

  Lawful Development Certificate to confirm family room added to rear elevation.

  6 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01411/LDCEX Granted

  6 Springcroft Hartley Kent DA3 8AS

  Confirmation that the erection of a timber pergola positioned on the existing middle garden terrace (Level 2), together with associated garden works including the replacement of existing single-skin masonry garden walls with blockwork walls and the reconfiguration of the existing upper terrace arrangement is lawful

  3 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01963/LDCPR Awaiting decision

  Lewins Main Road Crockham Hill Kent TN8 6RB

  Siting of Mobile Single Unit Caravan Structure to Provide Ancillary Accommodation.

  23 Jul 2026 Lawful development