2, Grange Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8NF

1. 30 Oct 2025

   Received by Tonbridge and Malling

2. 24 Nov 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 19 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Refuse

4. 8 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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

• 2, GRANGE ROAD, PLATT, SEVENOAKS, TN15 8NF

  25/01801/PA Submitted 30 Oct 2025 24m away

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Driveway and drop kerb

  Refused Lawful development 12 docs

• Church Cottage Grange Road Platt Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8ND

  22/01737/TNCA Submitted 8 Aug 2022 48m away

  Removal of a single leylandii tree on the boundary edge of Grange Road. The tree is presenting a risk of structural damage to the adjacent boundary wall and to the highway itself and adjacent electricity cables

  Granted Trees 5 docs
  Small domestic

• Hillview Long Mill Lane Platt Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8LZ

  26/01422/TNCA Submitted 28 Jul 2026 69m away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~22 Sep

  1 x False Acacia (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce crown by 30%

  Awaiting decision 4 docs

• Laurel Cottage Long Mill Lane Platt Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8LZ

  22/00469/TNCA Submitted 1 Mar 2022 70m away

  Silver birch - reduction of the canopy by 3.5 metres. Small apple tree - reduction of the canopy by 1 metre

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Laurel Cottage, Long Mill Lane, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8LZ

  25/01529/TNCA Submitted 16 Sep 2025 70m away

  Silver birch in back garden- Fell to ground level and remove

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 3 St Marys Close Platt Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8NH

  26/00322/LDP Submitted 25 Feb 2026 72m away

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed Extension of existing dropped curb

  Decided Lawful development Extension 8 docs

• 26/01632/LDP Awaiting decision

  38 Hunt Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 4BE

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Creation of a new vehicular access to the existing dwelling, including a new dropped kerb/vehicle crossing across the existing highway verge and the formation of a hard standing driveway within the front garden for off-street parking. The proposed driveway/hard standing will measure approximately 4.0 metres by 6.8 metres

  3 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01621/LDP Awaiting decision

  13 Cornwallis Avenue Tonbridge Kent TN10 4EP

  Lawful Development certificate proposed: Use of the land to site a mobile home for ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse

  2 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01624/LDP Awaiting decision

  57 Chichester Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2TJ

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Loft conversion with dormer window to rear elevation & 2 No rooflights to front elevation

  2 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01623/LDP Awaiting decision

  2 Priestley Drive Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6TX

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Extension of dropped kerb

  2 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01605/LDP Awaiting decision

  44 Hilltop Tonbridge Kent TN9 2UN

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Extended dropped kerb

  28 Aug 2026 Lawful development