50 Whitehill Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5PG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use from a small HMO (Use Class C4) 6 persons to a large HMO (Sui Generis) for 7 persons. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Site constraints 3
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £325,000 in February 2025. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Gravesham
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- DA12 5PG
- Received
- 19 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Whitehill And Windmill Hill
- Parish
- Non-Parish Area
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 30 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- B Toomey, Planning Geek
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 33% 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
6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15005348
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15005348
- Neighbours
- 13 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 13 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 4 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 2 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
17 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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