Fawkham & West Kingsdown planning approval rate
Fawkham & West Kingsdown ward in Sevenoaks has a 79.5% approval rate based on 657 planning decisions. Sevenoaks overall: 86.8%.
Last updated: March 2026
79.5%
ward approval rate
657
Decisions
522
Approved
135
Refused
86.8%
Sevenoaks average
Fawkham & West Kingsdown is 7.3 percentage points below the Sevenoaks average, placing it among the stricter wards in Sevenoaks. Checking what gets approved nearby before applying is particularly important here.
How Fawkham & West Kingsdown compares
Fawkham & West Kingsdown ward
79.5%
Sevenoaks overall
86.8%
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Recent decisions in Fawkham & West Kingsdown
Erection of a double storey rear extension to include a pitched roof. · Fri 15 Dec 2023
Demolition of existing outbuildings. Construction of a single storey detached dw · Thu 07 Dec 2023
Details pursuant to condition 4 (biodiversity) of 23/01241/HOUSE · Tue 05 Dec 2023
Details pursuant to condition 6 (soft and hard landscaping) of 23/01241/HOUSE · Tue 05 Dec 2023
Details pursuant to condition 5 (external lighting) of 23/01241/HOUSE · Tue 05 Dec 2023
What gets approved near your property?
In Sevenoaks, 1 in 8 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to 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%)
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%)