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19 Billings Hill Shaw Hartley Kent DA3 8EU

Refused Sevenoaks 26/00829/LDCPR Lawful Development Certificate Proposed

Works: Demolition Small domestic

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

The site currently forms part of the existing front garden. Following the demolition of the existing wall and its replacement with a fence.

As published by the council, reference 26/00829/LDCPR

Application record

Reference
26/00829/LDCPR
Type
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Decided
10 Jun 2026
Ward
Hartley & Hodsoll Street
Parish
Hartley
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
DA3 8EU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Mar 2026

    Received by Sevenoaks

  2. 27 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

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.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

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

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