Sevenoaks Town & St Johns planning approval rate
Sevenoaks Town & St Johns ward in Sevenoaks has a 90.2% approval rate based on 1,064 planning decisions. Sevenoaks overall: 86.8%.
Last updated: March 2026
90.2%
ward approval rate
1,064
Decisions
960
Approved
104
Refused
86.8%
Sevenoaks average
Sevenoaks Town & St Johns sits slightly above the Sevenoaks average, with a 3.4 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Sevenoaks Town & St Johns compares
Sevenoaks Town & St Johns ward
90.2%
Sevenoaks overall
86.8%
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Recent decisions in Sevenoaks Town & St Johns
Details pursuant to condition 4 (tree protection ) of 23/00916/HOUSE. · Thu 21 Dec 2023
Replacement of 2 attic windows. Removal of external timber pelmet. Remove hung t · Wed 20 Dec 2023
Addition of metal railings above existing boundary wall, widening of existing ac · Tue 19 Dec 2023
TPO No: 6 of 1991 - T2 - Beech. Crown Lifting of Beech to the left-hand side of · Mon 18 Dec 2023
Details pursuant to condition 6 (method statement) of 23/00916/HOUSE. · Mon 18 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
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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%)
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%)