Village Design Statements

Village Design Statements (VDS) are prepared by local people in order to guide new development in their villages. New design statements are adopted as Informal Planning Guidance and will be used in assessing applications for development and other changes within these villages.

The following Statements have been adopted by the Council and are being used in assessing planning applications:

Edenbridge Village Design Statement ( PDF 1389K file details) (Adopted June 1998)
Halstead ( PDF 3589K file details) (Adopted January 2006)
Hartley Village Design Statement ( PDF File 8335KB file details) (Adopted April 2008)
Horton Kirby and South Darenth Village Design Statement ( PDF File 6279KB file details) (Adopted November 2005)
Leigh Village Design Statement ( PDF 63319K file details) (Adopted January 2003)
Otford Village Design Statement ( PDF File 6120KB file details)(Adopted December 2008)
St Lawrence Design Statement ( PDF 1613K file details)(Adopted April 2004)
Seal Village Design Statement ( PDF 1554K file details) (Adopted April 2004)
Weald Village Design Statement ( PDF 2092K file details) (Adopted August 2005)
Underriver Village Design Statement ( PDF 1322K file details) (Adopted April 2004)
Westerham & Crockham Hill Village Design Statement ( PDF 1939K file details) (Adopted March 2001)

The following draft statements are in various stages of public consultation and will be amended in response to comments, with a view to adoption as informal planning guidance within the Local Development Framework:

Hextable
Knockholt
Sevenoaks Hartsland
Shoreham Village

Where available, these statements can be viewed in the local library or District Council office.

For more information please contact the Planning Team, alternatively email planning.preapplication.advice@sevenoaks.gov.uk. (This is the email address for Conservation queries)

Sevenoaks District Council,
Council Offices,
Argyle Road,
Sevenoaks,
Kent
TN13 1HG

01732 227000