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20260833 - Full Planning Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Infill of lower ground floor to provide five residential units and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Target date was 13 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 71.

The consultation period closed on 28 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 6

Also on the record
14 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 1206 m away: Tilbury2; Conservation area about 36 m away: Harmer Street, Gravesend Conservation Area; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Gravesend built-up area; Air quality management area about 60 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Gravesham
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
DA12 1DF
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Town
Parish
Non-Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Savills

Decision outlook

Day 71, past the statutory target. 84% of changes of use in Gravesham are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 17 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 7115 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

2comments received
2 objecting

38 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15147354
Planning Portal ref
PP-15147354
Neighbours
24 Aug 2026
Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Comments by
28 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Oct 2026
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