Planning & Environment Committee

The Planning & Environment Committee deals with all the issues related to the town and country planning matters including redevelopment, traffic and parking issues, local public transport, road safety and conservation areas and environmental improvements.

For more information on the role of the Planning & Environment Committee, as well as policies which provide a reference point of preferred practices and key considerations of the Committee when making its recommendations, please click here.


Members of the public wishing to speak and address the Planning & Environment Committee must register to do so stating they wish to speak with the Town Council by 12noon on the date of the meeting. The Town Council permits one person to speak in favour and one against each Planning Application on a first registered basis. For full details, see Sevenoaks Town Council Public Speaking Guide - Planning Committee. 


Please note that the proceedings of these meeting may be recorded in line with regulations set out in the Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014. Click here for Sevenoaks Town Council's procedure for the recording of meetings. Members of the public addressing the Committee but not wishing to be recorded should put this request to the Clerk at the earliest possible opportunity.

 

In accordance with Sevenoaks Town Council’s Standing Order 13 and under Section 33 of the Localist Act 2011, the following Town Councillors have been granted a Dispensation as a dual hatted Councillor of both Sevenoaks Town Council and Sevenoaks District Council, to allow them to discuss and vote on matters where the only reason they would otherwise be prevented from taking part in discussion and voting is due to their membership of Sevenoaks District Council i.e. it does not permit Councillors to take part in discussion and voting automatically if they have a declaration of pecuniary interest unrelated to their membership of Sevenoaks District Council. This dispensation is valid until the next Town Council Election in May 2027, as per Minute number 241 resolved at the Town Council meeting on 24th July 2023:

Cllr Sue Camp                             Cllr Tony Clayton
Cllr Victoria Granville                 Cllr Chloe Gustard
Cllr Claire Shea                           Cllr David Skinner
Cllr Nick Varley

27 Jan 25

19:00 to 20:09

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Minutes

10 Feb 25

19:00 to 20:47

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Minutes

24 Feb 25

19:00 to 20:42

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Minutes

6 May 25

19:00 to 21:08

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Minutes

19 May 25

19:00 to 20:32

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Minutes

2 Jun 25

19:00 to 19:51

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Minutes

16 Jun 25

19:00 to 20:38

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Minutes

30 Jun 25

19:00 to 20:28

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Minutes

14 Jul 25

19:00 to 20:17

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Minutes

28 Jul 25

19:00 to 20:03

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Minutes

11 Aug 25

19:00

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Highway Improvement Plan (HIP)
Click here to view Kent County Council's latest information pack (2025/2026) on Highway Improvement Plans, which explains what they are and what they can achieve. 
Click here to view Sevenoaks Town Council's current Highway Improvement Plan (2024) 

This has since been restructured slightly into three tiers of prioritisation - "For Immediate Perusal, During Term of Office (2023-2027) , and Requires further details of significant funds". The amended priority list can be viewed via this link, and should be read in conjunction with the full HIP document for full details on each request. This has been submitted to Kent County Council, who aim to deliver 1-2 Town/Parish requests per year, for consideration.
Past Highway Improvement Plans:
Click here to view Sevenoaks Town Council's Highway Improvement Plan (2023)
Click here to view Sevenoaks Town Highway Improvement Plan (2021)