Flat 1 And Flat 2 19 Edwin Street Gravesend Kent Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Change of use of Flat 1 (Class C3) at basement & ground floors to a 5 person House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Class C4) and change of use of Flat 2 (Class C3) at first & second floors to a 4 person HMO (Class C4). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 9 Apr 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 10 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Gravesham Planning Committee on 8 Apr 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised granting the certificate because both flats met the legal limits for separate small HMOs without planning permission.
- Residents raised concerns about intensification, waste, parking, noise and whether the proposed use was lawful.
- The committee voted to grant the Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development.
Source: Plota analysis of Gravesham's committee minutes of 8 Apr 2026.
Site constraints 4
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.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 94 days from validation, 38 days slower than Gravesham's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 67% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Gravesham in the last twelve months, from validation. Gravesham decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 75%
3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14377413
- Neighbours
- 30 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 30 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 8 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 2 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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.
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