Cowden & Hever planning approval rate
Cowden & Hever ward in Sevenoaks has a 86.8% approval rate based on 456 planning decisions. Sevenoaks overall: 86.8%.
Last updated: March 2026
86.8%
ward approval rate
456
Decisions
396
Approved
60
Refused
86.8%
Sevenoaks average
Cowden & Hever is broadly in line with the Sevenoaks average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Cowden & Hever compares
Cowden & Hever ward
86.8%
Sevenoaks overall
86.8%
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Recent decisions in Cowden & Hever
Install secondary glazing to existing windows · Fri 22 Dec 2023
Construction of a replacement two storey dwelling. · Fri 22 Dec 2023
Loft conversion with crown roof dormer on rear roof slope and Velux windows to t · Mon 18 Dec 2023
Erection of an oak framed garage · Mon 04 Dec 2023
Conversion of the existing outbuilding stores to home office. Construction of ne · Mon 20 Nov 2023
What gets approved near your property?
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Sevenoaks
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 12,687 decisions.
Other wards in Sevenoaks
Seal & Weald (88.9%)
Sevenoaks Town & St Johns (90.2%)
Brasted, Chevening And Sundridge (88.0%)
Sevenoaks Kippington (92.8%)
Otford & Shoreham (87.6%)
Fawkham & West Kingsdown (79.5%)
Halstead, Knockholt & Badgers Mount (78.7%)
Westerham & Crockham Hill (83.2%)
Penshurst, Fordcombe & Chiddingstone (87.3%)
Hartley & Hodsoll Street (80.1%)
Kemsing (87.8%)