Planning application
Lion Hotel High Street Farningham Kent DA4 0DP
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Removal, restoration and replacement of existing window and replacement of existing structurally unsound timber beam; opening up works to a portion of the ceiling to accommodate the works; erection of temporary construction screens.
As published by the council, reference 25/02829/LBCALT
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02829/LBCALT
- Type
- Listed Building Consent (Alt/Ext)
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 3 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 18 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Farningham, Horton Kirby & South Darenth
- Parish
- Farningham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DA4 0DP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sevenoaks register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02187/DETAIL Granted
Lion Hotel High Street Farningham Kent DA4 0DP
Details pursuant to condition 4 (Windows) of 25/02829/LBCALT.
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26/02199/DETAIL Granted
Lion Hotel High Street Farningham Kent DA4 0DP
Details pursuant to condition 7 (Internal beam elevation and section) of 25/02829/LBCALT.
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26/02198/DETAIL Granted
Lion Hotel High Street Farningham Kent DA4 0DP
Details pursuant to condition 6 (Pointing) of 25/02829/LBCALT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Oct 2025
Received by Sevenoaks
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13 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Granted
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
3 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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26/02187/DETAIL Granted
Lion Hotel High Street Farningham Kent DA4 0DP
Details pursuant to condition 4 (Windows) of 25/02829/LBCALT.
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26/02199/DETAIL Granted
Lion Hotel High Street Farningham Kent DA4 0DP
Details pursuant to condition 7 (Internal beam elevation and section) of 25/02829/LBCALT.
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26/02198/DETAIL Granted
Lion Hotel High Street Farningham Kent DA4 0DP
Details pursuant to condition 6 (Pointing) of 25/02829/LBCALT
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 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 heritage and listed building applications
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Details pursuant to condition 4 (Windows) of 25/02829/LBCALT.
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