29 - 31 Dover Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9PH Data via plota.co.uk

20260617 - Full Planning Application Pending Decision

Proposal

Change of use of part of ground floor from car sales to commercial, business and service use (Class E) and installation of new shopfront Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
15 Jun 2026
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Validated
24 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 2 Oct 2026; it is now day 107.

The consultation period closed on 2 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 4

Conservation area about 13 m away: The Hill, Northfleet Conservation Area
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 1601 m away: Lower Thames Crossing; Inside the Northfleet built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
DA11 9PH
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
Northfleet And Springhead
Parish
Non-Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 107, past the statutory target. 84% of changes of use in Gravesham are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 10751 days past the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
67%approved
50decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Gravesham in the last twelve months, from validation. Gravesham decision record →

Public comments

19comments received
19 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

61 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15008505
Planning Portal ref
PP-15008505
Neighbours
2 Sept 2026
Consultation
2 Sept 2026
Comments by
2 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
11 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Gravesham
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#180 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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