Woodcote Ash Road Hartley Kent DA3 8HA

1. 17 Dec 2025

   Received by Sevenoaks

2. 5 Jan 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 5 May 2026

   Decision issued: Refused

4. 8 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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

• Woodcote Ash Road Hartley Kent DA3 8HA

  25/02923/LDCPR Submitted 13 Oct 2025 0m away

  Proposed annexe with raised decking and steps. Ancillary laundry room.

  Withdrawn Lawful development 7 docs

• Woodcote Ash Road Hartley Kent DA3 8HA

  26/01196/HOUSE Submitted 11 May 2026 86m away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~23 Sep

  Existing annexe with raised decking and steps. Ancillary laundry room.

  Awaiting decision

• Westacott Ash Road Hartley Longfield Kent DA3 8HA

  02/01459/FUL Submitted 21 Jun 2002 101m away

  Retention of existing swimming pool enclosure.

  Granted Full applications 2 docs

• Woodside Ash Road Hartley Longfield Kent DA3 8HA

  02/01535/FUL Submitted 2 Jul 2002 140m away

  Demolition of existing rear extension and erection of new single storey rear extension to form kitchen, lobby and w.c.

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 2 docs
  Small domestic

• Langley Ash Road Hartley Kent DA3 8HA

  25/03343/PAE Submitted 27 Nov 2025 175m away

  Prior notification of a single storey rear extension which extends 8m beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house with a maximum height of 2.80m and eaves height of 2.80m.

  Granted Prior approval Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• Langley Ash Road Hartley Kent DA3 8HA

  25/03374/LDCPR Submitted 1 Dec 2025 178m away

  Outbuildings, single storey extensions and internal alternations

  Granted Lawful development Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/01333/LDCEX Granted

  Land Known As Broom Wood Bower Lane Knatts Valley Kent TN15 6XT

  Continuous use of a metal-framed storage unit and a storage container. Further detail can be found in the Supporting Statement

  26 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01190/LDCEX Refused

  September Cottage Church Street Shoreham Kent TN14 7SW

  Lawful Development Certificate to confirm that the Planning Permission SE/03/02924/FUL Lawfully commenced within the 5 Year Planning Condition 5 year period stated in the above Planning Appeal decision dated 27.01.2005.

  8 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01162/LDCEX Granted

  The Orchard Penshurst Road Poundsbridge Speldhurst Kent TN3 0PJ

  Lawful Development Certificate to confirm family room added to rear elevation.

  6 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01411/LDCEX Granted

  6 Springcroft Hartley Kent DA3 8AS

  Confirmation that the erection of a timber pergola positioned on the existing middle garden terrace (Level 2), together with associated garden works including the replacement of existing single-skin masonry garden walls with blockwork walls and the reconfiguration of the existing upper terrace arrangement is lawful

  3 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01963/LDCPR Awaiting decision

  Lewins Main Road Crockham Hill Kent TN8 6RB

  Siting of Mobile Single Unit Caravan Structure to Provide Ancillary Accommodation.

  23 Jul 2026 Lawful development