Planning application
Inchcape Estates Ltd Rear Of Unit 5 Vestry Road Otford Kent TN14 5EL
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of the existing warehouse and change of use of land to open storage (Use Class B8) with finished level with surrounding surfaces to be compacted Type 2 stone (permeable).
As published by the council, reference 26/01343/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01343/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 27 May 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Otford & Shoreham
- Parish
- Otford
- Postcode
- TN14 5EL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 May 2026
Received by Sevenoaks
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22 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 September 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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