5 The Butts Otford Kent TN14 5PR

1. 9 Sep 2025

   Received by Sevenoaks

2. 4 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Granted

3. 8 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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

• 5 The Butts Otford Kent TN14 5PR

  25/02582/HOUSE Submitted 9 Sep 2025 0m away

  Proposed ground floor rear extension with rooflights, floor plan redesign, internal alterations and all associated works.

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 10 docs
  Domestic

• 9 The Butts Otford Kent TN14 5PR

  26/01103/HOUSE Submitted 28 Apr 2026 30m away

  Single-storey rear extension and loft conversion, with roof alterations including roof lights and balcony windows, and associated internal reconfiguration. Alterations to fenestration.

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +2 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 6 Bubblestone Road Otford Sevenoaks Kent TN14 5PW

  02/01613/DETAIL Submitted 16 Jul 2002 93m away

  Details pursuant to condition 2 (tile sample) of planning permission SE/01/1049.

  Granted Conditions 1 doc

• 28 Well Road Otford KENT TN14 5PS

  19/03037/WTCA Submitted 28 Oct 2019 107m away

  T1 - reduce Ash tree by 30%.

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• Kursella Sevenoaks Road Otford Kent TN14 5PA

  26/00244/MMA Submitted 2 Feb 2026 109m away

  Amendment to 17/03807/HOUSE to include a front dormer to the garage. Dormers' roofs are amended 40-degree gables, matching the main garage roof pitch to incorporates glazing within the triangular apex. Alteration to fenestration.

  Granted Amendments Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 7 docs

• Willow House Sevenoaks Road Otford Kent TN14 5PA

  25/03489/HOUSE Submitted 12 Dec 2025 122m away

  New boundary treatments to front driveway and extension of drop kerb.

  Granted Householder Extension 12 docs
  Domestic

• 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