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Botany Cottage, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JE

10 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
187 m²
2013 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Botany Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Botany Cottage is a detached house in Platt, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks (TN15 8JE). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2013 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil.

At 187 m² the property is well over the postcode median (139 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 10 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 1 refused.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Botany Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Botany Cottage, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Botany Cottage has been through 8 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

  1. Mar 2021
    Amendment
    In report

    Lawful Development Certificate Existing: Use of 'Crickets' as separate dwelling house in excess of 4 years

    Council
    Team 2
    Retrospective
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    20/02669/LDE
    View planning record
  2. Dec 2008
    RenovationOutline
    In report

    Variation of TM/06/03210/RD to include amendment of extent and alignment of post and rail fencing plus new entrance gate (retrospective)

    Retrospective
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    08/03333/RD
    View planning record

What's in Botany Cottage, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JE's planning history?

8 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Botany Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£883,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN15 8JE: £620,000 (2023–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Maidstone Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Botany Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

57 (D)

Street avg 72 (C)

Strongly below

Floor Area

187 m²

Street avg 153 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

9.0 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sevenoaks district page.
Full Sevenoaks report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Flour Mill — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Platt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN15 8JE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN15 8JE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN15 8JE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Botany Cottage, Maidstone Road, Platt, Sevenoaks, TN15 8JE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.