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Land At Heron Hill Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent

20230991Full Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 22 December 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for variation of conditions 2 and 3 attached to planning permission reference number 20180163 allowed on Appeal under reference number APP/K2230/W/19/3223958 for an application for a material change of use of land to a Gypsy Traveller site with 5 pitches each with space for stationing of a static caravan, touring caravan and utility block, with associated hard standing, gabion retaining wall and shared package sewage treatment plant; to allow a replacement of the approved layout plan to drawing no. GP01/23 Rev B.

Received
25 September 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
21
Ward
Meopham South And Vigo
  1. Received25 Sep
  2. Validated7 Nov
  3. Consult.5 Dec
  4. Target2 Jan
  5. Decided22 Dec

Decided in 45 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Land At Heron Hill Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent. Gravesham has handled 2,688 applications of this type. This one was decided in 88 days, 5 weeks longer than Gravesham's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 80 applications across Meopham South And Vigo.

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

Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Meopham

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 November 2023
Consultation expiry
19 December 2023
Consultation start
14 November 2023
Consultation end
5 December 2023
Neighbour consultation start
14 November 2023
Neighbour consultation end
5 December 2023
Last date for comments
19 December 2023
Target decision date
2 January 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Wey Bank Alton Road Farnham GU10 5EL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
24 November 2023
Advertisement expiry
15 December 2023
Site notice start
28 November 2023
Site notice end
19 December 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12469588
Documents
21
Constraints
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Gravesham
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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