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Swanley Centre London Road Swanley Kent BR8 7TG

Granted Sevenoaks 26/00431/LDCEX Lawful Development Certificate Existing

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Lawful development certificate in relation to change of use from Class E (offices) to Class C3 (dwellinghouses).

As published by the council, reference 26/00431/LDCEX

Application record

Reference
26/00431/LDCEX
Type
Lawful Development Certificate Existing
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
19 Feb 2026
Validated
23 Mar 2026
Decided
13 May 2026
Ward
Swanley St Mary's
Parish
Swanley
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BR8 7TG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sevenoaks register

This site has had 5 applications since 2023: 4 approved, 1 refused.

  • 25/03405/DETAIL Granted

    Swanley Centre London Road Swanley Kent BR8 7TG

    Details pursuant to condition 1 (Noise mitigation) of 24/01452/PAD

    Decided 16 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • 25/02547/LDCPR Refused

    Swanley Centre London Road Swanley Kent BR8 7TG

    Change of use from Class E (offices) to Class C3 (dwellinghouses).

    Decided 24 Nov 2025 Lawful development
  • 25/02550/LDCPR Granted

    Swanley Centre London Road Swanley Kent BR8 7TG

    Erection of framed second floor atop existing concrete roof with openings in roof over existing staircases to provide access to the new second floor. Materials as shown on proposed elevations

    Decided 19 Nov 2025 Lawful development
  • 23/02465/PAD Granted

    Swanley Centre London Road Swanley Kent BR8 7TG

    Prior notification of one additional storey of new dwellinghouses immediately above the topmost storey on a terrace building in commercial or mixed use.

    Decided 26 Sep 2023 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Feb 2026

    Received by Sevenoaks

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 May 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

33 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sevenoaks granted permission on 13 May 2026, 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 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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