Big M Motor Spares Watmough House The Parade Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0JL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed; Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 3 Dec 2026, from Gravesham's recent changes of use.
Site constraints 4
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 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
Decision outlook
Day 20 of the 56-day target. Gravesham usually decides changes of use by day 56.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Gravesham in the last twelve months, from validation. Gravesham decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 27 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15177235
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15177235
- Consultation
- 24 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 13 Nov 2026
- Site or press notice
- 1 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 3 Dec 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
18 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
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