Planning decisions in Sevenoaks
As of 30 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Sevenoaks approved 89% of 1,830 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Roof / fenestration : 89% approved (306 decided, ~75 days)
- Extension : 88% approved (293 decided, ~72 days)
- Tree work : 97% approved (236 decided, ~33 days)
- Demolition : 91% approved (194 decided, ~77 days)
- Rear extension : 87% approved (187 decided, ~71 days)
- Loft conversion : 81% approved (100 decided, ~73 days)
- Side extension : 83% approved (84 decided, ~70 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 84% approved (77 decided, ~78 days)
- Solar / renewables : 91% approved (74 decided, ~85 days)
- Porch : 94% approved (67 decided, ~73 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 86% approved (58 decided, ~86 days)
- Two-storey extension : 89% approved (53 decided, ~76 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 98% approved (52 decided, ~77 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 76% approved (49 decided, ~79 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Sevenoaks, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.