10 Racefield Close Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3EL Data via plota.co.uk

20260979 - Proposed Lawful Development Certificate Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Installation of a dropped kerb in association with a new driveway. Data via plota.co.uk

Track application Save this application and get an email when its status or decision changes. Alerts nearby Get email alerts for new planning applications near this address.
View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
7 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
13 Oct 2026
✓
Approved
23 Oct 2026

Approved on 23 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Oct 2026

Documents

View the documents on the council's website ↗

Site constraints 10

Public footpath about 12 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
National nature reserve about 137 m away: North Kent Woods and Downs
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
National infrastructure project about 423 m away: Lower Thames Crossing
The site is about 423 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 137 m away: Shorne and Ashenbank Woods SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Conservation area about 21 m away: Chestnut Green, Shorne 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 ↗
National landscape about 96 m away: Kent Downs
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Shorne built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £340,000 in May 2024. Terraced house, freehold.

31 May 2024£340,000

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

Building

Floor area73 m² (786 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (58 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

Work with planning data?

Every application in Gravesham - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Nearby new applications

23 Sept 2026Pending

Westcot The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LN

Replacement of existing aluminium sliding sash windows in bay window in ground f...

20260895
17 Sept 2026Pending

Pucks Down Pondfield Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LD

Erection of two single storey side extensions to a detached dwelling.

20260928
11 Aug 2026Pending

Ridgeway House The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LW

Demolition of existing single storey rear projection and dormer. Erection of a t...

20260804
6 Aug 2026Pending

Land South Of Bowesden Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent

Erection of a 5-bed detached residential property, garage and associated pool ho...

20260757

Important details

Council
Gravesham
Application type
Proposed Lawful Development Certificate
Postcode
DA12 3EL
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Ward
Higham And Shorne
Parish
Shorne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Dec 2026
Decision
Certificate Granted
Decision date
23 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 10 days from validation, 41 days faster than Gravesham's median of 51 for extensions. Approved, as 76% of extensions here are.

83%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
399decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15232818
Planning Portal ref
PP-15232818
Statutory expiry
8 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
1 Hanbury Cottages The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LH
Works to trees in a Conservation Area; Walnut Tree (T1) - reduce tree crown to previous p…
20251240
2025 Approved
1 Hanbury Cottages The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LH
Works to trees in a Conservation Area; Walnut Tree (T1) - reduce tree crown to previous p…
20251240
2024 Approved
4 Hanbury Cottages The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LH
Works to trees in a Conservation Area; Willow Tree (T1) re-pollard back to the previous p…
20240485
2024 Approved
4 Hanbury Cottages The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LH
Works to trees in a Conservation Area; Willow Tree (T1) re-pollard back to the previous p…
20240485
2022 Approved
40 Racefield Close Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3EL
Erection of single storey side extension and new roof to existing garage and change of us…
20221262
2023 Approved
1 Hanbury Cottages The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LH
Work to Trees in a Conservation Area: the 2m reduction of one Acer Negundo (T1) to previo…
20231317
2023 Approved
Taylors Cottage The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LN
Works to trees in a Conservation Area; T1: Hornbeam To remove three lower secondary branc…
20230839
2022 Approved
The Clockhouse The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LN
Two Eucalyptus Trees (T1 and T2) located in the rear garden - to be removed and replanted…
20220724
2022 Approved
The Hendleys The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LN
Demolition of the existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension wi…
20220350
2021 Approved
The Hendleys The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LN
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension with g…
20211394
2021 Approved
1 Hanbury Cottages The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LH
Camellia - trim all over and remove the wisteria.
20211243
2020 Approved
Taylors Cottage The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LN
Oak Tree (T1) 25% crown reduction and lift by the removal or lifting of pendulous to the…
20201022
2019 Approved
The Clockhouse The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LN
Re-position the front boundary fence and gates.
20190594
2019 Approved
The Clockhouse The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LN
Re-position the front boundary fence and gates.
20190594
2018 Approved
Taylors Cottage The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LN
The crown thinning and selective branch removal to reduce the overall density by 20% of g…
20181232
2018 Approved
Taylors Cottage The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LN
The crown thinning and selective branch removal to reduce the overall density by 20% of g…
20181232
2018 Approved
The Hendleys The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LN
***REVISED DRAWING*** Replacement of all existing windows to the front elevation, garage…
20180683
2018 Approved
The Hendleys The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LN
***REVISED DRAWING*** Replacement of all existing windows to the front elevation, garage…
20180683
2018 Approved
1 Hanbury Cottages The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LH
The reduction of one Maple Tree (T1) to approximately just below the previous points, sit…
20181022
2018 Approved
1 Hanbury Cottages The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LH
The reduction of one Maple Tree (T1) to approximately just below the previous points, sit…
20181022
2018 Approved
Taylors Cottage The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LN
The reduction of the lower canopy of one Hornbeam Tree (T1) overhanging the neighbours bo…
20180533
2018 Approved
Taylors Cottage The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LN
The reduction of the lower canopy of one Hornbeam Tree (T1) overhanging the neighbours bo…
20180533
2017 Refused
The Hendleys The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LN
Replacement of all existing windows to the front elevation, garage door and retention of…
20170897
2017 Approved
The Clockhouse The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LN
The felling of one Holly Tree in the front garden.
20170327
2016 Approved
1 Hanbury Cottages The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LH
Prune one Maple Tree in the small rear garden of 1 Hanbury Cottages, reduce the height by…
20161063
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.