Planning application
Former South Darenth Fire Station New Road South Darenth Kent DA4 9AT
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Internal reconfiguration and optimisation of a previously approved residential scheme to provide 9 residential units (including 3no studio apartments) within the existing building envelope, together with associated works.
As published by the council, reference 26/01126/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01126/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 30 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- DA4 9AT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sevenoaks register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00099/MMA Granted
Former South Darenth Fire Station New Road South Darenth Kent DA4 9AT
Amendment to 25/01905/MMA to amend the approved drawings to remove hip and valley lines from drawings (previously shown in error); change the first floor external wall materials from tile hung finish to yellow stock bricks; revised arrangement of windows on north elevation.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Apr 2026
Received by Sevenoaks
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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18 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 October 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.
What 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 full applications in a median of 108 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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