36 Willow Avenue Swanley Kent BR8 8AT

1. 2 Feb 2026

   Received by Sevenoaks

2. 2 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 16 Apr 2026

   Decision issued: Granted

4. 8 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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

• 36 Willow Avenue Swanley Kent BR8 8AT

  25/02812/HOUSE Submitted 2 Oct 2025 0m away

  Demolition of existing side extension and garage. Erection of part single / part double storey rear extension, double storey side extension, loft conversion with rear dormer and rooflights to front elevation. Alteration to fenestration.

  Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer +2 17 docs
  Domestic

• 36 Willow Avenue Swanley Kent BR8 8AT

  26/00245/HOUSE Submitted 2 Feb 2026 0m away

  Erection of single storey rear extension with rooflight and garage conversion into a room.

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 36 Willow Avenue Swanley Kent BR8 8AT

  26/01408/HOUSE Submitted 3 Jun 2026 19m away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~18 Sep

  Roof alteration

  Awaiting decision

• 10 Willow Avenue Swanley Kent BR8 8AT

  23/01979/LDCPR Submitted 11 Jul 2023 105m away

  Loft extension.

  Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 8 docs

• 4 Pine Close Swanley KENT BR8 8BL

  21/01980/LDCEX Submitted 21 Jun 2021 111m away

  Confirmation that the raised patio and replacement of boundary fence was built on same footprint of previous timber raised patio is lawful.

  Refused Lawful development 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 3 Hillside Court Swanley Kent BR8 8TU

  26/00451/HOUSE Submitted 23 Feb 2026 121m away

  Demolition of existing front porch to be replaced with new porch. New open pergola at the rear.

  Granted Householder Extension Demolition 8 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