St Josephs Convent Of Mercy Hillside Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 1NY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) attached to planning permission reference number for Change of use of surplus convent buildings into two 6-bedroom townhouses, demolition of existing single-storey extensions to the west and construction of a 2-bedroom attached chalet bungalow, reorganisation of the convent car park and alterations to create a front entrance, erection of two single-storey bays to the rear elevation, dividing up the existing garden, and forming a new driveway to access the gardens to the rear.; to allow value engineering and design development. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 3 Nov 2026.
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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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58 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15089268
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15089268
- Neighbours
- 9 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 9 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 30 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 3 Nov 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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St Josephs Convent Of Mercy Hillside Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 1NY
Change of use of surplus convent buildings into two 6-bedroom townhouses, demolition of existing single-storey extensions to the west and construction of a 2-bedroom attached chalet bungalow, reorganisation of the convent car park and alterations to create a front entrance, erection of two single-storey bays to the rear elevation, dividing up the existing garden, and forming a new driveway to access the gardens to the rear.
- Received
- 23 Dec 2024
- Decided
- 9 Jul 2025
- Outcome
- Approved

The consultation period closed on 30 Sept 2026.