Pilgrims Lodge Cotmans Ash Lane Kemsing Kent TN15 6XD

1. 16 Sep 2025

   Received by Sevenoaks

2. 26 Sep 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 19 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Granted

4. 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

• Chestnuts Pilgrims Way Kemsing Kent TN15 6XB

  26/00253/HOUSE Submitted 2 Feb 2026 101m away

  Widen the vehicular access and install gate and fence.

  Granted Householder 8 docs
  Small domestic

• Summeryards Cotmans Ash Lane Kemsing Sevenoaks Kent TN15 6XD

  23/01460/LDCPR Submitted 24 May 2023 417m away

  Construction of single storey, rear extension.

  Granted Lawful development Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• Barn At Hunters Lodge Cotmans Ash Lane Kemsing Kent TN15 6NG

  26/01104/HOUSE Submitted 28 Apr 2026 419m away

  Single Storey Accessory Dwelling Unit / Granny Annex.

  Granted Householder 6 docs
  Small domestic

• Barn At Hunters Lodge Cotmans Ash Lane Kemsing Kent TN15 6NG

  25/03403/HOUSE Submitted 3 Dec 2025 419m away

  Single storey accessory dwelling unit / granny annex.

  Refused Householder 7 docs
  Small domestic

• Crowdleham Court Heaverham Road Kemsing Kent TN15 6NG

  25/03123/WTCA Submitted 31 Oct 2025 491m away

  T1 Weeping Silver Birch - Crown reduce whole crown by approximately 1-2m. G1 Himalayan Birch - Cut back to edge of wall.

  Granted Trees 3 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