Lilac Cottage and Cottages Adjacent on Either Side is a Grade II listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1975. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.

Lilac Cottage and Cottages Adjacent on Either Side

WRENN ID
wild-belfry-vetch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sevenoaks
Constituency
Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 January 1975
Type
Cottage
Address
Lilac Cottage and Cottages Adjacent on Either Side, Rogues Hill, Penshurst, TN11 8BD
OS grid reference
TQ 530 435
Coordinates
51.17037, 0.18817
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lilac Cottage and the cottages adjacent on either side are picturesque buildings dated 1867, likely designed by George Devey. This 19th-century attempt to create three cottages resembling a Wealden house features two storeys and an attic, with three windows. The high-pitched tiled roof is adorned with decorative ridge stacks. The end bays have returned gables that slightly project, while the recessed centre has overhanging eaves supported on arch braces. The first floor is half-timbered with plaster filling, some of which is decorated, and the end bays are tile hung. The ground floor is constructed of random rubble with dressed stone quoins, window transoms, and mullions. The doors feature chamfered Tudor arches, with one located at the front and another on the right return.

Local climate

Lilac Cottage and Cottages Adjacent on Either Side receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 4 transactions since 2006
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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