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Universal Food Centre 4 - 5 Milton Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2RE

20240094Full Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 27 March 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Formation of 2 x 1 bedroom self contained flats and 2 x studio flats along with first floor rear extension and roof conversion above shop.

Received
2 February 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Town
  1. Received2 Feb
  2. Validated2 Feb
  3. Consult.29 Feb
  4. Target29 Mar
  5. Decided27 Mar

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at Universal Food Centre 4 - 5 Milton Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2RE. Gravesham has handled 2,688 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. The site is in the King Street, Gravesend conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 114 applications across Town. We hold 1,496 applications in total for the DA12 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
DA12 2RE
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Non-Parish Area

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 February 2024
Consultation expiry
15 March 2024
Consultation start
8 February 2024
Consultation end
29 February 2024
Neighbour consultation start
9 February 2024
Neighbour consultation end
1 March 2024
Last date for comments
15 March 2024
Target decision date
29 March 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
93 Cotmandene Crescent Orpington Kent BR5 2RA United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
23 February 2024
Advertisement expiry
15 March 2024
Site notice start
23 February 2024
Site notice end
15 March 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12755446
Documents
10
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: King Street, Gravesend Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: The New InnOn or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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, 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

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 2026-11-03. 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    6 Jun

    Application for approval of conditions 3, 5 and 6 attached to planning permission reference number 20240471

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions20250567
  2. 2025
    11 Apr

    Application for approval of conditions 3,5 and 6 attached to planning permission reference number 20240471

    RefusedDischarge of conditions20250361
  3. 2025
    11 Apr

    Installation of solar panel on roof slopes.

    RefusedFull Planning Application20250362
  4. 2025
    4 Feb

    Application for the part approval of conditions 3,5 and 6 attached to planning reference number 20240471

    RefusedDischarge of conditions20250096
  5. 2024
    24 May

    Alterations to the front entrance door on ground floor and rear dormers along with internal alterations above…

    ApprovedFull Planning Application20240471

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