49 St James Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 0EZ Data via plota.co.uk

20250893 - Householder Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing garage. Erection of single storey side extension with a pitched roof. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Sept 2025
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Validated
8 Sept 2025
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Consultation
12 Sept 2025
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Approved
3 Nov 2025

Approved on 3 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Nov 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1275 m away: Lower Thames Crossing; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Gravesend built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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
Householder Planning Application
Postcode
DA11 0EZ
Received
5 Sept 2025
Validated
8 Sept 2025
Ward
Pelham
Parish
Non-Parish Area
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Nov 2025
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
3 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 79% of householder applications here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
356decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
12 Sept 2025
Consultation
12 Sept 2025
Comments by
3 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
3 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No
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