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Lord Street Car Park Lord Street Gravesend Kent

20211540Major Planning ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Change of use from existing car park. Erection of 4 to 7 storey buildings with a 10 storey tower (Ground + 9 storeys) to provide 156 flats, 2612.40 sqm of commercial space, including office, retail and workshops, with ancillary car parking, open space and access to Eden Place.

Received
10 December 2021
Decided
21 November 2023 · Permitted
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
28
Ward
Central
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received10 Dec
  2. Validated21 Feb
  3. Consult.30 Mar
  4. Target23 May
  5. Decided21 Nov

Decided in 638 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Gravesham74% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Lord Street Car Park Lord Street Gravesend Kent. 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 711 days, 93 weeks longer than Gravesham's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

Application Details

Reference
20211540
Address
Lord Street Car Park Lord Street Gravesend Kent
Local Authority
Gravesham
Application Type
Major Planning Application
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
156
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Application Permitted
Ward
Central
Parish
Non-Parish Area

Applicant & Agent

ApplicantPrivate applicant
Agent Address
3rd Floor 86-90 Paul Street London EC2A 4NE

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
10 December 2021
Consultation Expiry
1 April 2022
Target Decision Date
23 May 2022
Date Decided
21 November 2023
Date Validated
21 February 2022
Date Submitted
10 December 2021
Consultation Start
2 March 2022
Consultation End
30 March 2022
Neighbour Consultation Start
24 January 2023
Neighbour Consultation End
23 March 2022
Last Date for Comments
1 April 2022
Committee Meeting
1 February 2023
Permission Expires
21 November 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Permitted
Decided By
Committee Decision
Case Officer
Mr Richard Hart
Statutory Period
91 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
11 March 2022
Site Notice End
1 April 2022

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10442087
Comments
28
Documents
184
Constraints
20
Coordinates
51.440500, 0.370269
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Gravesham

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Upper Windmill Street, Gravesend Conservation AreaPart of the site · +1 more
  • Brownfield land register: Former Lord Street Car ParkRegister site at or near this address · +3 more
  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, 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 and heritage coasts.

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