65 Edwin Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1EL Data via plota.co.uk

20260662 - Proposed Lawful Development Certificate Pending Consideration

Proposal

Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Proposed change of use from a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) to a residential children's care home Class C3(b). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 11 Nov 2026, from Gravesham's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Conservation area about 41 m away: King Street, Gravesend Conservation Area; 3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Gravesend built-up area; Air quality management area about 51 m away: Gravesham A226 One-way system AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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 3

Last sold for £340,000 in January 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

31 January 2025£340,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
21 September 2007£190,000
31 July 1998£53,500

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

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Important details

Council
Gravesham
Application type
Proposed Lawful Development Certificate
Postcode
DA12 1EL
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Ward
Town
Parish
Non-Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Gravesham usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target
60%decided within 8 weeks
67%approved
49decided 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15043324
Statutory expiry
11 Nov 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

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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.