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20260683 - Major Planning Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Application for variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) and condition 7 (Highway Works) attached to planning permission reference number for The erection of two buildings to provide a total of 227no. dwellings with associated vehicle parking, cycle storage, highway works, and landscaping. Building 1 comprises the erection of a 23 storey tower on the north side of West Street to provide 121no. dwellings with 1no business Unit (B1a) comprising 90 sqm of floor space at ground floor level; and Building 2 from four storeys to 12 storeys on the south side of West Street which will provide 106no. dwellings. The proposal includes the restoration and adaptation of the existing pier structure to provide public and private amenity space to include the erection of 16no. Business(B1a) units comprising a total of 510 sqm of floor space; and a cafe (A1/A3) comprising up to 60 sqm of floor space.; to allow the reduction in height by 7 storey's, the reduction and relocation of parking and the increase in cycle parking. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
13 Jul 2026
Decision
Target date was 5 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 5 Oct 2026.

The consultation period closed on 21 Aug 2026.

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 9

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Hazards House and Former Brewery Offices, Grade II, about 29 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Grain to Woolwich across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
National infrastructure project about 747 m away: Lower Thames Crossing
The site is about 747 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Tilbury2 (decided, about 1104 m); Thurrock Flexible Generation Plant (decided, about 1884 m).
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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Gravesend built-up area; Flood defence about 37 m from the postcode pin (wall, designed for a 1 in 1000 year flood); Air quality management area about 52 m away: Gravesham A226 One-way system AQMA; Priority habitat about 40 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
Not affected
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
Major Planning Application
Postcode
DA11 0AH
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Town
Parish
Non-Parish Area
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Public comments

10comments received
9 objecting1 supporting

90% object · above the UK average of 74%

417 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15058458
Planning Portal ref
PP-15058458
Neighbours
13 Jul 2026
Consultation
13 Jul 2026
Comments by
21 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
31 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Oct 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