Open Public Meeting

Published: 09 October 2025

Open Public Meeting – Monday 13th October
Sevenoaks District Council has published details of their development proposals for 351 new homes in Chiddingstone Causeway to be included in the new Local Plan, and a six-week consultation period on the proposals starts on 23rd October. Chiddingstone Parish Council would like to explain the proposals to you, hear your views on the proposals and answer any questions you may have. Your views will help inform the Parish Council’s response to the consultation.
Please come to Chiddingstone Parish Council’s open public meeting on Monday 13th October in Chiddingstone Causeway Hall. Doors open at 7.45pm. There is a maximum capacity in the hall of 130 people and people will be counted on entry. There will be a queueing system in place prior to 7:45pm. Please do not arrive before 7.15 pm as other activities are taking place in the hall up to that time.
For those unable to attend the open public meeting, or who possibly cannot be admitted, please contact the clerk with any comments or questions by email clerk@chiddingstoneparish.gov.uk
There are 3 potential sites:
1. Land opposite Penshurst Station, to the rear of the Little Brown Jug, Chiddingstone Causeway: 300 dwellings
2. Land at Station Yard, Station Hill, Chiddingstone Causeway: 43 dwellings
3. Land at the Highway Depot, Tonbridge Road, Chiddingstone Causeway: 8 dwellings.
Sevenoaks District Council will be holding a drop-in public consultation event on Tuesday 18th November from 3.30pm to 8.30pm, when you will be able to speak to SDC planning policy officers about these proposals.
Further information is available at www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/localplanconsultation