Planning application
St Ediths Well Area High Street Kemsing Kent TN15 6NB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Creation of steps and platform to enable easy access to the landscape surrounding St Edith Well
As published by the council, reference 26/00630/LDCPR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00630/LDCPR
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 10 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 10 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Kemsing
- Parish
- Kemsing
- Postcode
- TN15 6NB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Mar 2026
Received by Sevenoaks
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Sevenoaks took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Sevenoaks for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Sevenoaks decided lawful development applications in a median of 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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