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Land South East Of Former Halls Green Centre Hale Oak Road Sevenoaks Weald Kent TN14 6NQ

Refused Sevenoaks 25/03427/LDCEX Lawful Development Certificate Existing

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

Proposal

The portacabins were installed for use by the Halls Green Activity Centre for storage, washroom and changing facilities and a classroom / staff meeting area. The portacabins are used for storage purposes.

As published by the council, reference 25/03427/LDCEX

Application record

Reference
25/03427/LDCEX
Type
Lawful Development Certificate Existing
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
5 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Dec 2025
Decided
1 Apr 2026
Ward
Seal & Weald
Parish
Sevenoaks Weald
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN14 6NQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Dec 2025

    Received by Sevenoaks

  2. 1 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

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

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