Brook Cottage Leigh Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9AH

1. 11 Mar 2026

   Received by Sevenoaks

2. 13 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 8 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Refused

4. 8 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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

• Brook Cottage Leigh Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9AH

  26/00675/LDP Submitted 10 Apr 2026 34m away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~5 Jun

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Erection of two timber framed roundhouses within the domestic curtilage

  Status unknown Lawful development

• Ramhurst Manor Powder Mill Lane Leigh Tonbridge Kent TN11 9AS

  02/01548/LBCALT Submitted 3 Jul 2002 427m away

  Alterations to drainage & bathroom.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 2 docs

• Ramhurst Manor Powder Mill Lane Leigh Kent TN11 9AS

  23/02166/DETAIL Submitted 25 Jul 2023 427m away

  Details pursuant to condition 3 (tiles) of 23/01234/LBCALT.

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

• Ramhurst Manor Powder Mill Lane Leigh Tonbridge Kent TN11 9AS

  02/01552/LBCALT Submitted 3 Jul 2002 427m away

  Repairs to barns involving temporary removal of roof tiles.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Roofing 2 docs

• Ramhurst Manor Powder Mill Lane Leigh Tonbridge Kent TN11 9AS

  02/01550/LBCALT Submitted 3 Jul 2002 428m away

  Repairs to floor above cellar, as amended by letter dated 18/12/02.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 2 docs

• Ramhurst Manor Powder Mill Lane Leigh Kent TN11 9AS

  23/01234/LBCALT Submitted 28 Apr 2023 456m away

  Remedial works to north-west elevation

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 6 docs

• 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