Planning application
Leigh Post Office High Street Leigh Kent TN11 8RL
Works: New dwelling Loft or dormer Windows or glazing Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Proposed staff welfare area in the rear for the retail unit. Conversion of part ground floor Use Class E unit into a studio flat and the existing first and loft floor residential unit into 2no. flats with dormer window, with associated bin, cycle storage and amenity space. Rooflights and alterations to fenestration including garage.
As published by the council, reference 26/00775/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00775/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 24 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 28 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- TN11 8RL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Mar 2026
Received by Sevenoaks
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3 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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10 Sep 2026
Status changed to Refused
Previously Awaiting decision.
What 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 full applications
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