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Four Elms Stores Four Elms Road Four Elms Kent TN8 6NL

Refused Sevenoaks 25/03118/LDCPR Lawful Development Certificate Proposed

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use to hand carwash and addition of perspex screen.

As published by the council, reference 25/03118/LDCPR

Application record

Reference
25/03118/LDCPR
Type
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
31 Oct 2025
Validated
2 Jan 2026
Decided
24 Feb 2026
Ward
Cowden & Hever
Parish
Hever
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN8 6NL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Oct 2025

    Received by Sevenoaks

  2. 2 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  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 this refusal means

Sevenoaks refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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