Penshurst, Fordcombe & Chiddingstone planning approval rate
Penshurst, Fordcombe & Chiddingstone ward in Sevenoaks has a 87.3% approval rate based on 535 planning decisions. Sevenoaks overall: 86.8%.
Last updated: March 2026
87.3%
ward approval rate
535
Decisions
467
Approved
68
Refused
86.8%
Sevenoaks average
Penshurst, Fordcombe & Chiddingstone is broadly in line with the Sevenoaks average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Penshurst, Fordcombe & Chiddingstone compares
Penshurst, Fordcombe & Chiddingstone ward
87.3%
Sevenoaks overall
86.8%
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Recent decisions in Penshurst, Fordcombe & Chiddingstone
Single storey rear extension with roof lantern. · Fri 22 Dec 2023
Remove the two concrete barns and containers. Convert historic oasthouse into tw · Thu 21 Dec 2023
Change of use of clubhouse from D2 to E and events use at ground and lower groun · Fri 08 Dec 2023
Details pursuant to condition 6 (biodiversity enhancement) of 23/01586/HOUSE. · Thu 07 Dec 2023
Use of land for the keeping of horses and erection of stable building on hard st · Tue 28 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%)
Hartley & Hodsoll Street (80.1%)
Cowden & Hever (86.8%)
Kemsing (87.8%)