A New Year's message from The Mayor of Sevenoaks, Cllr Libby Ancrum

Looking forward to an interesting 2025

As 2024 closes and the New Year begins, 2025 looks as though it will be an interesting one for local government.
Here at the town council we will continue implementing our plan to look after and enhance public facilities in Sevenoaks. This includes working towards net zero, planning improvements to the town and supporting the more vulnerable residents in our community; all of this against a background of sound finances.
On a personal level I look forward to further opportunities to meet and engage with residents and businesses in the town.
On behalf of the Town Council may I wish you a Happy New Year.

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Recycle your Christmas tree for local charity!

Published: 3 Jan 25

Recycle your Christmas tree for local charity! The Hospice in the Weald Christmas Tree Recycling Campaign is back for its 5th year, and they have an ambitious goal: collect 2,000 trees and raise £62,000! Registration is essential and people can sign up at: http://www.hospiceintheweald.org.uk/.../christmas-tree.../ The tree collection service is for a suggested donation of £20 per tree, with 10% of all donations going to a local, community-based charity chosen by Hospice in the Weald. Their fantastic team of volunteers will be collecting trees on the 12th, 13th, and 14th of January 2025. Registered trees must be ready for collection by 8am on 12th January, as they are unable to guarantee specific collection times or days. Read More...

PRESS RELEASE: Sevenoaks Town Council visits Purelake development site at 136 High Street (Old Tesco site)

Published: 19 Dec 24

Staff and Councillors of Sevenoaks Town Council received a site tour of the Purelake development site at 136 High Street (formally known as the Old Tesco site) on 16th December 2024. Read More...

PRESS RELEASE: Sevenoaks Town Council's response to proposed modifications to Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan consultation

Published: 18 Dec 24

Sevenoaks Town Council recently responded to Kent County Council’s latest consultation on its Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan, which was submitted to the Secretary of State for Examination in May 2024, and has subsequently been recommended for 75 “Main Modifications” to make it legally sound and compliant. Read More...

The Sevenoaks Wednesday Market has opened up in its new home in the High Street.

Published: 11 Dec 24

The market has relocated from Buckhurst Lane car park to the Market site outside the Chequers, initially for a trial period of six months. Read More...

Family-friendly Christmas Lights event a shining success

Published: 5 Dec 24

Tap dancing elves, schoolchildren singing carols, Panto characters and Elsa from Frozen helped make the Sevenoaks Christmas Lights an event to remember [Nov 30]. Around 6,000 people came to enjoy the fairground rides, food stalls and live entertainment with many families visiting the Santa’s Grotto to start off the Christmas season in the town. And visitors gave a thumbs up for the change of timing for the Switch On event which this year was moved from a Friday evening to a family-friendly daytime Saturday afternoon slot from 3pm to 5.30pm. Read More...

PRESS RELEASE SEVENOAKS TOWN COUNCIL REGRETFULLY RECOMMENDS REFUSAL OF FARMERS SITE PLANNING APPLICATION

Published: 5 Dec 24

After a long history of being vacant and underused, the Former Farmers site located opposite Sevenoaks Station is finally the subject of a new planning application for proposed development. The application – referenced 24/01339/FUL: Former Site of the Farmers, London Road – proposes to build a 6 storey building comprising 56 new homes on the former Farmers site. Whilst Sevenoaks Town Council is pleased to finally see development proposed on this site, it nevertheless regretfully recommended refusal of the application at last night’s [2nd December 2024] Planning & Environment Committee meeting on the following grounds and with accompanying informative: Read More...

Press release: Sevenoaks BID plan moves to exciting next stage

Published: 5 Dec 24

The whole Town Team, including businesses, residents, voluntary groups and councillors, is delighted that the first round of the Sevenoaks Business Improvement District consultation has been completed. Over the last four months it has tested whether there is support in principle from local businesses to create a Sevenoaks BID. Some objections were received, but many more were in favour. The majority of businesses registered wanted to see what a BID would deliver. Now the next stage is to produce a Business Plan. The Team voted unanimously to do this, starting in January 2025. Read More...

Press release: Sevenoaks Wednesday Market moves to High Street next week

Published: 5 Dec 24

The Sevenoaks Wednesday Market will open up in its new home in the High Street next Wednesday [Dec 11] The market is set to relocate from Buckhurst Lane car park to the Market site outside the Chequers, initially for a trial period of six months. Read More...

Sevenoaks Christmas Market launches on Wednesday 11th December

Published: 5 Dec 24

Sevenoaks Christmas Market launches on Wednesday 11th December and will be open every day from 9am to 4pm right up until Christmas Eve. Read More...

Sevenoaks Masterplans: We want your views on future opportunities for development and investment in Sevenoaks.

Please give your views in our Masterplan surveys!

We are currently running two separate surveys to investigate how the Town Centre and St Johns area are currently being used, what their strengths and weaknesses are, and what local people would like to see improved.

Responses will be used to inform the content of two separate Masterplans for the above areas, and local people are therefore encouraged to fill out both surveys and share them with their contacts so they can have their say on the future visions for Sevenoaks.

Please fill in the surveys on links below:

Sevenoaks Town Centre Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P9WMYSC
St Johns area Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPRP56W

see the linked press release.

Stay updated:

For updates on the Masterplans, please visit the News section of the Town Council’s website, where periodic updates will be published. These will also be available via Planning Committee Agendas.

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A New Year's message from The Mayor of Sevenoaks, Cllr Libby Ancrum

Looking forward to an interesting 2025

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