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White Post Farm White Post Lane Cobham Gravesend Kent DA13 9AX

20200554Full Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Proposal

Application for part change of use of land to form a Gypsy and Traveller site comprising of two pitches for static caravans, and two associated pitches for touring caravans, amenity day rooms and hardstanding.

Received
17 June 2020
Decided
11 August 2020 · Refused
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
179
Ward
Meopham North
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received17 Jun
  2. Validated18 Jun
  3. Consult.31 Jul
  4. Target13 Aug
  5. Decided11 Aug

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Gravesham74% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at White Post Farm White Post Lane Cobham Gravesend Kent DA13 9AX. Gravesham has handled 2,688 applications of this type and approves 75% of them, typically deciding them in 59 days. This one was decided in 55 days, 4 days quicker than Gravesham's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Meopham North. We hold 1,302 applications in total for the DA13 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
20200554
Address
White Post Farm White Post Lane Cobham Gravesend Kent DA13 9AX
Postcode
DA13 9AX
Local Authority
Gravesham
Application Type
Full Planning Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Application Refused
Ward
Meopham North
Parish
Meopham

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
20 Western Avenue Milton Abingdon OX14 4SH

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
17 June 2020
Consultation Expiry
31 July 2020
Target Decision Date
13 August 2020
Date Decided
11 August 2020
Date Validated
18 June 2020
Date Submitted
17 June 2020
Consultation Start
10 July 2020
Consultation End
31 July 2020
Neighbour Consultation Start
9 July 2020
Neighbour Consultation End
30 July 2020
Last Date for Comments
31 July 2020

Planning Decision

Decision
Refused
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
10 July 2020
Site Notice End
31 July 2020

Appeal

Appeal Reference
2020/00049/REF
Appeal Status
Appeal Dismissed
Appeal Result
Appeal Dismissed

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08770554
Comments
179
Documents
15
Constraints
11
Coordinates
51.386677, 0.368320
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Appeal History

3271514
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 28 February 2023Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal
Green Belt

Source: Gravesham

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Gravesham
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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