Planning application
Nether Fawke Cottage Park Lane Fawke Common Underriver Kent TN15 0JX
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate in relation to the Cottage which was originally built to create an annex, and has been used as a separate dwelling independently by tenants for a period in excess of four years
As published by the council, reference 26/00491/LDCEX
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00491/LDCEX
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate Existing
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 25 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Seal & Weald
- Parish
- Seal
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN15 0JX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Feb 2026
Received by Sevenoaks
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30 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Sevenoaks refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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