Sevenoaks Eastern planning approval rate
Sevenoaks Eastern ward in Sevenoaks has a 92.5% approval rate based on 415 planning decisions. Sevenoaks overall: 86.8%.
Last updated: March 2026
92.5%
ward approval rate
415
Decisions
384
Approved
31
Refused
86.8%
Sevenoaks average
Sevenoaks Eastern is 5.7 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 Sevenoaks Eastern compares
Sevenoaks Eastern ward
92.5%
Sevenoaks overall
86.8%
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Recent decisions in Sevenoaks Eastern
Garage conversion to living space with alterations to floor level. Alterations t · Tue 19 Dec 2023
Details pursuant to condition 6 (render) of 23/02291/HOUSE · Thu 14 Dec 2023
Proposed new reservoir with pump house and associated pump equipment, fence and · Thu 07 Dec 2023
Erect raised decking with steps and privacy screen to rear garden. · Tue 05 Dec 2023
Erection of large detached garage to replace existing dilapidated structures, an · Fri 01 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%)
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%)