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20260482 - Prior Communication (Tel Comms) Refused
Telecoms mastsUtility infrastructure

Proposal

Application for determination pursuant to Part 16 Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015, as amended, as to whether prior approval is required for proposed telecommunications installation of 1 no. power generator and ancillary works thereto. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 May 2026
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Consultation
14 May 2026
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Refused
29 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 29 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 8

National infrastructure project about 57 m away: Lower Thames Crossing
The site is about 57 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape about 97 m away: Kent Downs
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; SSSI about 456 m away: Cobham Woods SSSI; Inside the Rochester built-up area; Green belt about 56 m away: London; Air quality management area about 55 m away: Gravesham A2 AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Gravesham
Application type
Prior Communication (Tel Comms)
Postcode
ME2 2TZ
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Ward
Istead Rise, Cobham And Luddesdown
Parish
Cobham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Jul 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
29 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 21 days slower than Gravesham's median of 31 for prior approvals. Refused, as 18% of prior approvals here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
57decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Gravesham in the last twelve months, from validation. Gravesham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14916105
Planning Portal ref
PP-14916105
Consultation
14 May 2026
Comments by
19 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

10 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
33 Squires Close Strood Rochester Medway ME2 2TZ
Construction of second-floor dormers to front and rear to facilitate a loft conversion
MC/22/1522
2022 Approved
16 Sharfleet Drive Strood Rochester Medway ME2 2UA
Construction of a two-storey extension to side and part single-storey, part two-storey ex…
MC/22/1349
2021 Approved
33 Squires Close Strood Rochester Medway ME2 2TZ
Construction of a first floor extension to rear
MC/21/2979
2018 Approved
1 Squires Close Strood Rochester ME2 2TZ
Demolition of existing garage and shed and construction of a 2-bedroomed detached house w…
MC/18/0359
2018 Approved
10 Squires Close Strood Rochester ME2 2TZ
Construction of a two storey extension to side/rear of dwelling, a detached single garage…
MC/18/0251
2018 Approved
1 Squires Close Strood Rochester Medway ME2 2TZ
Demolition of existing garage and shed and construction of a 2-bedroomed detached house w…
20180114
2018 Approved
1 Squires Close Strood Rochester Medway ME2 2TZ
Demolition of existing garage and shed and construction of a 2-bedroomed detached house w…
20180114
2017 Refused
1 Squires Close Strood Rochester ME2 2TZ
Demolition of existing garage and shed and construction of a 2 bedroomed detached house w…
MC/17/2775
2017 Approved
37 Squires Close Strood Rochester ME2 2TZ
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission MC/16/3978 to change the…
MC/17/2857
2016 Approved
37 Squires Close Strood Rochester ME2 2TZ
Construction of a first floor rear extension
MC/16/3978
Gravesham
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#180 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Gravesham ranks #104 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Gravesham is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 78% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 78% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Gravesham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
75%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #287 of 296
78%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #286 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #104 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #110 of 296
58%
Minor dwellings approved
64 decided (1-9 homes)
50%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
65%
Change of use approved
34 decided
619
Total decisions
156 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings