Policy information sourced from Sevenoaks Core Strategy

LO 1 Distribution of Development

Development will be focused within the built confines of existing settlements.

The Sevenoaks urban area, which includes Sevenoaks town, Riverhead, Dunton Green, Chipstead and Bessels Green, will be the principal focus for development in the District in accordance with Policies LO2 and LO3.

Swanley will be the secondary focus for development with the emphasis on maintaining and enhancing its role and promoting regeneration to meet the needs of the local community in accordance with Policies LO4 and LO5.

Edenbridge will be a location for development of a scale and nature consistent with the needs of the town and the surrounding rural area it serves in accordance with Policy LO6.

New Ash Green, Otford and Westerham will be locations for limited development in accordance with Policy LO7.

The Service Villages, listed in Policy LO7 will be locations for small scale development consistent with the requirements of Policy LO7.

In other locations priority will be given to protecting the rural character of the District. Development will only take place where it is compatible with policies for protecting the Green Belt and the High Weald and Kent Downs Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, where relevant. Development will be located to avoid areas at risk of flooding.

For more information please see the Core Strategy