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Knights Place Farm House Knights Place Farm Watling Street Cobham Gravesend Kent ME2 3UB

20230780Existing Lawful Development CertificatePermitted
Lawful development certificate

Proposal

Application for an Existing Lawful Development Certificate in respect of continued use of land as garden for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse (C3).

Received
21 July 2023
Decided
15 September 2023 · Certificate Granted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Istead Rise, Cobham And Luddesdown
  1. Received21 Jul
  2. Validated21 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 Sep
  5. Decided15 Sep

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Gravesham78% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at Knights Place Farm House Knights Place Farm Watling Street Cobham Gravesend Kent ME2 3UB. Gravesham has handled 219 applications of this type and approves 80% of them, typically deciding them in 42 days. This one was decided in 56 days, 2 weeks longer than Gravesham's median. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 89 applications across Istead Rise, Cobham And Luddesdown. We hold 900 applications in total for the ME2 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
20230780
Address
Knights Place Farm House Knights Place Farm Watling Street Cobham Gravesend Kent ME2 3UB
Postcode
ME2 3UB
Local Authority
Gravesham
Application Type
Existing Lawful Development Certificate
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Certificate Granted
Ward
Istead Rise, Cobham And Luddesdown
Parish
Cobham

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Old School House Rettendon Turnpike Battlesbridge Wickford SS11 7QL

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
21 July 2023
Target Decision Date
15 September 2023
Date Decided
15 September 2023
Date Validated
21 July 2023
Date Submitted
21 July 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Certificate Granted
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11632641
Comments
0
Documents
16
Constraints
14
Coordinates
51.393974, 0.443982
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Gravesham

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Knights Place FarmhouseOn or next to this site
  • Green belt: Gravesham
  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, 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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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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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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