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Top story South Darenth Traveller site: two-pitch plan on Horton Road Two mobile homes, two touring caravans and a dayroom are proposed on Green Belt land by the River Darent. What the application argues, and how to comment. · 4 min read

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Crime Sevenoaks stolen car returned: Fiat 500 traced to Dartford A pensioner's Fiat 500 taken from a driveway near Chipstead Lane was traced to Dartford and returned. A 40-year-old man has been arrested and bailed. · 2 min read Community Sevenoaks community news: £2.1m pavilion due this month The £2.1m Greatness pavilion is due to finish this month and a £250,000 playground follows, while £5,000 community grants close at noon on 6 October. · 6 min read Business JetMS Completions owed £6.15m, has £64,296 to pay it The Biggin Hill firm's statement of affairs is public: £6.15m owed against £64,296 to pay it. Seventeen staff, HMRC and local suppliers are in the queue. · 4 min read Fire and rescue Kemsing fire: eight engines sent as Collet Road blaze spread Eight fire engines fought a garden fire in Collet Road, Kemsing, on Thursday night as it spread to sheds and trees. One person was checked by paramedics. · 2 min read Council The Vine PSPO: order set to stay until 2029 as ASB falls ASB reports at The Vine fell from nine in 2023 to one last year, and 75% of consultation responses back keeping the order until December 2029. · 3 min read Crime Halstead car meets: £500 fines ahead as order faces renewal 43 fixed penalties and 56 protection notices since 2024, but car meets at Halstead go on. Fines are set to jump to £500 and three more years are planned. · 4 min read Council The Stag: £100,000 pledge appeal opens, closes 1 October Sevenoaks Town Council wants £100,000 in pledged donations by 1 October to help buy the Stag's freehold for £650,000. How it would be paid for, and how to pledge. · 5 min read Crime Crime in Sevenoaks: July 2026 figures Police recorded 60 crimes in the Sevenoaks area in July 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. · 3 min read Food Sevenoaks food hygiene: full July list shows a 1 and a 2 Late-published FSA data adds seven sub-5 scores to July, including a 1 on London Road and a 2 for a school caterer at Eynsford. August so far: eight 5s. · 5 min read Business Sevenoaks new businesses: 74 firms registered in August 74 companies took Sevenoaks addresses in August, from a padel venture to railway contractors; 20 share one Sundridge office. Who is new, and the trend. · 3 min read Council Sevenoaks community grants: £5,000 open now, close 6 October Voluntary groups in Sevenoaks district can apply for up to £5,000 until 12 noon on 6 October. Who qualifies, the two application routes and every key date. · 3 min read Council The Stag: town council drops legal action, may pay £650,000 Sevenoaks Town Council has dropped its judicial review threat over the Stag and is weighing a £650,000 freehold purchase, funded by a loan, reserves and fundraising with no precept rise. · 5 min read Business HMRC moves to wind up Halstead firm: hearing 9 September HMRC has petitioned to wind up Knockholt Properties of Halstead, with a High Court hearing on 9 September. Two Edenbridge beauty firms and a Westerham accountancy also entered liquidation in August. · 5 min read Crime Swanley home closed for three months after court order A Cherry Avenue home is shut until late November after Sevenoaks magistrates granted Kent Police a closure order on 25 August. Entering it is now an offence. · 4 min read Waste Sevenoaks bank holiday bins: nothing on Monday 31 August No bins are emptied in Sevenoaks on Monday 31 August and every round runs a day late until Saturday 5 September. Dunbrik tip opens 9am to 4pm; trains and M25 are clear. · 5 min read Transport Sevenoaks trains: both lines closed on Sunday 6 September Southeastern lists no trains Orpington to Tonbridge or Otford to Sevenoaks on Sunday 6 September. The Otford line is out again on 19 and 20 September. · 4 min read Days Out Days out near Sevenoaks: Hever up £3.15 on 2 September The government's 5% VAT rate on family days out ends on 1 September. Hever Castle rises £3.15 an adult, Riverhill £1.75, and Knole's discount at the till stops. · 6 min read Planning Childsbridge Lane, Kemsing: 7 Green Belt homes granted Permission in principle for up to seven homes on Green Belt land behind Childsbridge House, Kemsing, was granted on 4 September, with no conditions attached. · 11 min read Fire and rescue Westerham barn fire: five engines sent to Chestnut Avenue A barn fire at Chestnut Avenue, Westerham, spread to grass on Monday 24 August. Five fire engines and a wildfire vehicle attended; the smoke advice was lifted at 16:16 and crews finished at 9pm. No injuries. · 4 min read Council Sevenoaks green recycling bags: £300k spent, £225k saved The council says its green recycling bags cost about £300,000 and saved about £525,000 in clear sacks, a net £225,000. They are withdrawn from 12 October. The Lib Dems called them £250,000 headed for the bin. · 6 min read Business Waypoint Aerotec owes £486,584, has £11,443 to pay it The Biggin Hill firm's statement of affairs is now public. Nine tenths of the debt is owed to its own group, and an HSBC bounce back loan is in the queue. · 6 min read Planning Big Sevenoaks housing sites would stop paying CIL Schemes of 10 or more homes, all non-residential building and householder extensions would drop out of the levy. Comments close 11.59pm on 17 September. · 7 min read Community Greatness pavilion: £2.1m build to finish next month The £2.1m Greatness Football and Community Centre is due to be finished in September, top floor and all. Who paid for what, and what is inside it. · 6 min read Planning Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve: Trust fights 1,500-home plan Kent Wildlife Trust says 1,500 homes would weaken the reserve's last link to open country. What the SSSI record protects, and how to comment by 17 September. · 6 min read Crime Sevenoaks crime rate: 52.5 per 1,000, 37% below average Sevenoaks recorded 52.5 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, 37% below the England and Wales rate. The Home Office figures, and what they miss. · 15 min read Planning Sevenoaks Planning Portal: Direct Link, 21 Days to Object Search any Sevenoaks application by postcode or reference on Public Access, free and no account needed. You get 21 days to comment, and here is what counts. · 34 min read

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