Gravesham planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Gravesham Borough Council, updated daily. Gravesham Borough Council received 250 planning applications in the last 90 days, 4 of them major schemes. 84% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 55 days.
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Recent applications in Gravesham
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4 Cheneys Cottages Thong Lane Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 4AA
Single-dwelling permission in principle, Shorne, Gravesham. Establishes the principle of one new house at 4 Cheneys Cottages, Thong Lane, before technical details are submitted. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages follow once detailed design is approved.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
41 Cobham Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0SA
Three-flat conversion of a Gravesend house, full application stage. Splits a three-bed dwellinghouse into one maisonette and two bedsits, adding a basement entrance door and concrete stairs. Fit-out, plumbing, rewiring and joinery for the new door and balustrade are the packages local…
Fit-outM&EDrainage
367 Singlewell Road Gravesend Kent DA11 7RL
Single four-bedroom replacement dwelling, Gravesend, full application stage. Demolishes an existing house and erects one two-storey home on Singlewell Road. Demolition, groundworks, brickwork and roofing open the job, with M&E, drainage and glazing packages following.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
The Ruby Lounge 65 Pelham Road South Gravesend Kent DA11 8QS
Replacement Class E building scheme, Gravesend, full application stage. Demolishes lock-up stores on Pelham Road and replaces them with a Class E building over ground floor and roof space, at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks and brickwork open first, with roofing and M&E following…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Canal Basin Albion Parade Gravesend Kent
Two-storey marina services building replacing toilets and office, Gravesend, full application. Replaces a toilet block and office at Canal Basin with a two-storey building for kitchen, laundry, store and accessible showers, at full stage. Demolition, drainage and wet-room M&E are the packages for…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
74A Lewis Road Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9JG
Single detached bungalow with garage demolition, Istead Rise, Gravesham. Erects one bungalow in the rear garden of 74A Lewis Road, with new access from Arcadia Road, at full application stage. Groundworks, drainage and brickwork packages for a small plot, plus clearance of the existing garage, suit…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Little Cottage Ridge Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0DP
Single detached bungalow replacing an existing dwelling, Meopham, Gravesham. Demolishes one house and erects a three-bedroom bungalow at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks and brickwork packages open first, with drainage and roofing following on the new build.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
3 Milton Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2RE
Hot food takeaway conversion on Milton Road, Gravesend. Change of use from Class E to a takeaway with seating, new signage and a rear extractor at full application stage. Extraction ductwork, catering fit-out and M&E connections are the packages for specialist installers.
Fit-outM&E
Walnut Hill Nursery Walnut Hill Road Gravesend Kent DA13 9HL
Change of use of nursery land and buildings to B8 storage, Gravesend. Converts an existing horticultural site to storage at full application stage, with no new floorspace stated. Hardstanding, security fencing, lighting and minor building repairs are the likely packages for local groundworks and…
GroundworksHard landscapingM&E
Thorpewood Newlands Lane Culverstone Gravesend Kent DA13 0RD
Householder extension, first-floor addition and garage scheme, Culverstone. Adds a rear single-storey extension, a first-floor addition with seven rooflights, a garage and boundary wall at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, steel for the first-floor works, glazing and block paving are the…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
17 Clarence Place Gravesend Kent
Timber sash window replacement and facade repairs, Gravesend, full application. Replaces existing timber sashes, adds a new attic window type, and repairs and repaints the facades of 17 Clarence Place. Timber joinery, glazing and facade repair subcontractors are the live packages here.
GlazingJoineryFaçade repair
76A New Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0AF
Retrospective shopfront alteration, Gravesend New Road. Regularises alterations already carried out to a ground-floor retail frontage at full application stage. Glazing, aluminium shopfront joinery and signage fixings are the packages to pitch for, with work already on site.
GlazingJoinery
Shears Green County Primary School White Avenue Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 7JB
Rooftop edge protection installation across three roofs, Gravesend primary school, full application. Permanent freestanding edge protection fixed to three existing school roofs, at full application stage. Steel fabricators and roofing subcontractors can pitch for the guarding and fixings packages.
SteelRoofing
Former Northfleet Cement Works The Shore Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9AN
Temporary sales suite access and parking, Northfleet, Gravesham. Temporary access, landscaping and parking for a sales suite at the former Northfleet Cement Works, consulted from an adjoining authority. Groundworks, surfacing and kerbing packages suit local civil contractors on a short-duration job.
GroundworksHard landscaping
267 Singlewell Road Gravesend Kent DA11 7RN
Two-storey rear extension and outbuilding, Gravesend householder scheme. Adds a two-storey rear extension, roof alterations, a new outbuilding and fenestration changes to a house at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, glazing and joinery packages suit local householder subcontractors, with…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Planning appeals in Gravesham Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Gravesham Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Gravesham Borough Council, raw rate
24%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
31.2%
national rates applied to this caseload
7.2 percentage points below expected. Gravesham Borough Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
569 appeals counted, 554 judged either way (133 allowed, 421 dismissed), 15 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Householder (HAS) | 29.8% | 35.6% | 257 | 248 | 74 |
| Planning Appeal | 18.9% | 28.8% | 249 | 249 | 47 |
| Enforcement Notice | 10% | 13.5% | 35 | 30 | 3 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 33.3% | 36.9% | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 33.3% | 25% | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 40% | 33.3% | 5 | 5 | 2 |
2 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Called In Planning Application | None judged | 72.4% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Gravesham Borough Council
Gravesham Borough Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Gravesham Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent35 homes
- Affordable rent10 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Gravesham Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder76% (328 decided)
- other96% (111 decided)
- residential69% (45 decided)
- commercial86% (21 decided)
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