Planning application
36 - 38 London Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1AS
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
- Granted As published: 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
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sevenoaks register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02483/DETAIL Awaiting decision
36 - 38 London Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1AS
Details pursuant to condition 5 (Rooflights) of 25/01568/FUL.
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26/02466/DETAIL Awaiting decision
36 - 38 London Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1AS
Details pursuant to condition 4 (Windows) of 25/01568/FUL.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Oct 2025
Received by Sevenoaks
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23 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval - granted
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8 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sevenoaks granted permission on 18 December 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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