https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/Local news, what's on and the information you need for Sevenoaks and its villages.en-GBSat, 20 Jun 2026 05:01:34 +0000https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-making-it-happen-awards-2026-winners/https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-making-it-happen-awards-2026-winners/Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsTwelve winners, from DAVSS to a lifetime achievement award for Jan Berry, were honoured at Sevenoaks District Council's Making it Happen Community and Voluntary Awards on 18 June 2026, after more than 100 nominations.https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/edenbridge-leisure-centre-investment/https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/edenbridge-leisure-centre-investment/Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsSevenoaks District Council has agreed to spend more than £2 million on Edenbridge Leisure Centre, with a new sports hall roof, refitted changing village and replacement heating planned between now and 2027.https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-leisure-centre-wates-approved/https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-leisure-centre-wates-approved/Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsSevenoaks District Council's Cabinet has appointed Wates as preferred contractor for the £138m Land East of the High Street regeneration, with a new leisure centre, homes and a market hall. Full Council votes on the funding on 14 July.https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/ash-church-end-homes-committee/https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/ash-church-end-homes-committee/Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOfficers recommend approval for up to nine homes on green belt land at Church End, Ash Road, three months after refusing a near-identical scheme over a high-pressure gas pipeline. Councillors decide on Thursday 18 June.https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/land-east-sevenoaks-high-street-regeneration/https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/land-east-sevenoaks-high-street-regeneration/Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOfficers are asking Cabinet to appoint Wates as development partner for the land east of Sevenoaks High Street and to back a loan of up to £40m for a new leisure centre, town-centre homes and public realm. Cabinet decides on 16 June.https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/the-stag-community-asset-transfer-cabinet/https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/the-stag-community-asset-transfer-cabinet/Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsSevenoaks council officers are recommending Cabinet approve handing the Stag arts centre to the town council for £650,000, or granting a 30-year lease. A late commercial bid and local government reorganisation complicate the decision on 16 June.https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/farningham-traveller-site-committee/https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/farningham-traveller-site-committee/Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsSevenoaks planning officers are recommending approval for eight Gypsy and Traveller pitches at Farningham Hill Stud on the A20, two years after refusing an identical scheme. Councillors decide on Thursday 18 June.https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/edenbridge-135-homes-planning-committee/https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/edenbridge-135-homes-planning-committee/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsPlanning officers are recommending approval for up to 135 homes on green belt land south of Phillippines Close, Edenbridge, despite 151 objections. Sevenoaks councillors decide on Thursday 18 June.https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/bessels-green-crossing-ruled-out/https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/bessels-green-crossing-ruled-out/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsKent County Council has ruled out a pedestrian crossing on the A25 Westerham Road at Bessels Green after surveys found 16 people crossing in 24 hours and a carriageway too narrow for a refuge island.https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-planning-applications-june-2026/https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-planning-applications-june-2026/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThirty planning applications were validated across the Sevenoaks district in the week beginning 1 June 2026. Two stand out: outline housing proposals at New Ash Green and Kemsing for up to nine and seven homes. Here is what was lodged and how to check your own street.https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/new-ash-green-solar-farm-refused/https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/new-ash-green-solar-farm-refused/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsSevenoaks councillors have refused a 72,000-panel solar farm on 235 acres between Ridley and New Ash Green, voting against their own planning officers' advice and a developer warning of a £400,000 cost award at appeal.https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/the-stag-arts-centre-future/https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/the-stag-arts-centre-future/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsSevenoaks District Council has offered the town council two ways to secure the Stag Community Arts Centre long term: buy it outright for £650,000, or take a new 30-year lease at a peppercorn rent. A decision runs through three meetings this summer.https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-food-waste-recycling-record/https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-food-waste-recycling-record/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsSevenoaks District Council says its new weekly food waste collections gathered 220 tonnes in their first month and lifted the district's recycling rate by 6 per cent, putting it in the top quarter of Kent councils.https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-planning-decisions-may-2026/https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-planning-decisions-may-2026/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsSevenoaks councillors refused two residential schemes and approved a house revamp at their 21 May meeting, turning down five flats off St James Road and two homes at Bessels Green. Here is what was decided and what it means for residents.https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-planning-news/https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-planning-news/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe latest Sevenoaks planning news: a final-draft Local Plan lands this summer with a fresh comment window, the Government's 1,145-homes-a-year target, and the Bradbourne Lakes approval.https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-roadworks-travel/https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-roadworks-travel/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsA current guide to the Sevenoaks roadworks and travel disruption in June 2026: A25 Westerham Road weekend closures over the A21, M25 Junction 5 repairs after a lorry crash, and the lift outage at Sevenoaks station, with what it means for you.https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-community-news/https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-community-news/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe latest Sevenoaks community news: the £2m Greatness Recreation Ground sports pavilion is on course to open in August 2026, and the district's Making it Happen awards return on 18 June to honour local volunteers.https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/whats-on-sevenoaks-this-month/https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/whats-on-sevenoaks-this-month/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnA dated guide to what's on in Sevenoaks in June 2026: the Summer Festival, Three Arts Festival, Great Big Green Week at Knole, the Stag, and the weekly markets, with venues, dates and what we could confirm on prices.https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-new-venue/https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-new-venue/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnThe most talked about new restaurant in Sevenoaks turns one. Shwen Shwen by Maria Bradford on Bank Street has won a Michelin Bib Gourmand and the Opening of the Year award. Here is what the Sierra Leonean restaurant means for the town's dining scene.https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-crime-data/https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-crime-data/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsPolice recorded 63 crimes in the Sevenoaks area in April 2026. The full breakdown by crime type, the streets with the most reports, and how to check your own street, from the police.uk open data.https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-council-decisions/https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-council-decisions/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe latest Sevenoaks district council news for residents: weekly food waste from 27 April, two free wheelie bins and glass recycling from autumn 2026, and a 2.98% council tax rise. What each decision means for your bills and bin day.https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-crime-update/https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-crime-update/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe latest Sevenoaks crime news: a live Kent Police CCTV appeal over a car taken from a driveway, what the police.uk data shows about local trends, and how to report or stay informed.https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-business-news/https://sevenoaksonline.co.uk/sevenoaks-business-news/Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe latest Sevenoaks business news: Bligh's Meadow Shopping Centre has changed hands in a town centre deal, with new owners and a new manager promising to reposition the High Street scheme. What the sale means for shoppers and traders.