Planning application
Sevenoaks Constitutional Labour Party The Corner House London Road Swanley Kent BR8 7QD
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior notification for a change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3). This application is made under Class MA of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
As published by the council, reference 26/01298/PAC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01298/PAC
- Type
- Prior Approval Change of Use
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Prior Approval - Refused
- Received
- 20 May 2026
- Validated
- 20 May 2026
- Decided
- 10 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Swanley St Mary's
- Parish
- Swanley
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BR8 7QD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sevenoaks register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/02149/FUL Awaiting decision
Sevenoaks Constitutional Labour Party The Corner House London Road Swanley Kent BR8 7QD
Change of use of the existing ground-floor office to form one self-contained 1-bedroom flat.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 May 2026
Received by Sevenoaks
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10 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval - Refused
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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