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36 - 38 London Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1AS

Granted Sevenoaks 25/02806/PAC Prior Approval Change of Use

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior notification for a change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (USe Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3). This application is made under Class MA of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

As published by the council, reference 25/02806/PAC

Application record

Reference
25/02806/PAC
Type
Prior Approval Change of Use
Status
Granted
Decision
Prior Approval - granted
Received
2 Oct 2025
Validated
23 Oct 2025
Decided
18 Dec 2025
Ward
Sevenoaks Town & St Johns
Parish
Sevenoaks
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN13 1AS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Oct 2025

    Received by Sevenoaks

  2. 23 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Approval - granted

  4. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 documents on file for this application

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

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.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

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