Seal & Weald planning approval rate
Seal & Weald ward in Sevenoaks has a 88.9% approval rate based on 1,083 planning decisions. Sevenoaks overall: 86.8%.
Last updated: March 2026
88.9%
ward approval rate
1,083
Decisions
963
Approved
120
Refused
86.8%
Sevenoaks average
Seal & Weald sits slightly above the Sevenoaks average, with a 2.1 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Seal & Weald compares
Seal & Weald ward
88.9%
Sevenoaks overall
86.8%
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Recent decisions in Seal & Weald
Dismantle mature oak to the front of the property. · Thu 21 Dec 2023
Part single, part double storey front, side and rear extension, a first floor ex · Thu 21 Dec 2023
Two storey side extension, single storey front entrance porch, alteration to exi · Fri 15 Dec 2023
Proposed garden shed within garden woods. · Thu 07 Dec 2023
Proposed single storey rear extension. · Thu 30 Nov 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
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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
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%)