Altamirano Sole Street Cobham Gravesend Kent DA12 3AX Data via plota.co.uk

20260117 - Outline Planning Application Refused

Proposal

Outline application with all matters reserved bar access for the erection of a bungalow to the rear of Altamirano. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
30 Jan 2026
✓
Validated
6 Feb 2026
✓
Consultation
2 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
12 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 12 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 8

Kent Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Bower Cottage, Grade II, about 36 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 1888 m away: Lower Thames Crossing; Inside the Sole Street built-up area; Green belt about 42 m away: London; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £230,000 in April 2010. Detached house, freehold.

13 April 2010£230,000
4 October 1996£97,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Gravesham - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Gravesham
Application type
Outline Planning Application
Postcode
DA12 3AX
Received
30 Jan 2026
Validated
6 Feb 2026
Ward
Istead Rise, Cobham And Luddesdown
Parish
Cobham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Apr 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
12 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 126 days from validation, 70 days slower than Gravesham's median of 56 for new homes. Refused, as 41% of new homes here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
59%approved
42decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14660813
Planning Portal ref
PP-14660813
Neighbours
13 Feb 2026
Consultation
2 Apr 2026
Comments by
27 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
27 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Gravesham
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#180 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.