Woodlands Farm Wrotham Road Culverstone Gravesend Kent DA13 0RQ Data via plota.co.uk

20260815 - Outline Major Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Outline planning application for the development of 67 dwellings, public open space and associated works, with approval sought for the principal means of vehicular access from Newlands Lane. All other matters are reserved. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 30 Oct 2026, from Gravesham's recent new homes.

The consultation period closed on 18 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Green belt about 9 m away: London; Inside the Culverstone Green built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 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
Outline Major Application
Postcode
DA13 0RQ
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Meopham South And Vigo
Parish
Meopham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 57 of the 91-day target. Gravesham usually decides new homes by day 57.

Day 5734 days to the 91-day target
50%decided within 8 weeks
57%approved
41decided in the last year

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

Public comments

124comments received
124 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

22 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15152469
Planning Portal ref
PP-15152469
Neighbours
18 Aug 2026
Consultation
21 Aug 2026
Comments by
18 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
28 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Nov 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