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Communication Station Adj Copcar Wood Heron Hill Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0DL

20030476Full Planning ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 3 November 2003

Council decision: Permitted

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

installation comprising six antennae and two 600mm transmission dishes mounted on a 20 metre high R&T Swann Type B Column Tower mast, with ancillary equipment cabinets all within a 12m x 12m fenced compound.

Received
2 June 2003
Ward
Meopham South & Vigo
  1. Received2 Jun
  2. Validated2 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target28 Jul
  5. Decided3 Nov

Decided in 154 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Communication Station Adj Copcar Wood Heron Hill Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0DL. Gravesham has handled 2,688 applications of this type. This one was decided in 154 days, 14 weeks longer than Gravesham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,320 applications in total for the DA13 postcode area.

74% of full applications at Gravesham Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DA13 0DL
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Meopham

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 June 2003
Consultation expiry
18 July 2003
Target decision date
28 July 2003
Committee meeting
3 September 2003
Permission expires
3 November 2008

Applicant and agent

Agent address
1 Abbey Wood Road Kings Hill West Malling ME19 4YT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice end
18 July 2003

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
13
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Gravesham
  • Ancient woodland: Cowcrofts/Copicar WoodsPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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