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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 (535 decided)
87.3%
Sevenoaks overall (12,687 decided)
86.8%
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Recent decisions in Penshurst, Fordcombe & Chiddingstone

Single storey rear extension with roof lantern. · Fri 22 Dec 2023
Approved
Remove the two concrete barns and containers. Convert historic oasthouse into tw · Thu 21 Dec 2023
Approved
Change of use of clubhouse from D2 to E and events use at ground and lower groun · Fri 08 Dec 2023
Approved
Details pursuant to condition 6 (biodiversity enhancement) of 23/01586/HOUSE. · Thu 07 Dec 2023
Approved
Use of land for the keeping of horses and erection of stable building on hard st · Tue 28 Nov 2023
Approved

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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 12,687 decisions.

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