Planning application
6 Colets Orchard Otford Kent TN14 5RA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of a new outbuilding to be used as an office in the garden.
As published by the council, reference 26/00488/LDCPR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00488/LDCPR
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 19 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 5 May 2026
- Ward
- Otford & Shoreham
- Parish
- Otford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN14 5RA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Feb 2026
Received by Sevenoaks
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19 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 May 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sevenoaks granted permission on 5 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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