Dunton Green & Riverhead planning approval rate
Dunton Green & Riverhead ward in Sevenoaks has a 92.1% approval rate based on 404 planning decisions. Sevenoaks overall: 86.8%.
Last updated: March 2026
92.1%
ward approval rate
404
Decisions
372
Approved
32
Refused
86.8%
Sevenoaks average
Dunton Green & Riverhead is 5.3 percentage points above the Sevenoaks average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Dunton Green & Riverhead compares
Dunton Green & Riverhead ward
92.1%
Sevenoaks overall
86.8%
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Recent decisions in Dunton Green & Riverhead
Part single and two storey side/rear extension incorporating loft conversion. Ve · Fri 22 Dec 2023
Conversion of existing integral garage into habitable space. Demolition of exist · Fri 22 Dec 2023
New porch, new partial rear extension, first floor side extension, loft conversi · Thu 30 Nov 2023
Demolition of existing conservatory, two storey rear and single storey side and · Thu 30 Nov 2023
Demolition of existing garage and conservatory. Construction of new single store · Thu 23 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%)
Cowden & Hever (86.8%)
Kemsing (87.8%)