Custom House The Terrace Gravesend Kent DA12 2BW

20240687Major Planning ApplicationPermitted

Full

Proposal

Application for the variation of condition 2 attached to planning permission reference number 20210757 for the redevelopment of the site including demolition of the southern part of the workshop building and existing corridor link at first floor level between Custom House and the outbuildings and conversion of Custom House, the coachhouse and outbuildings to include extensions, the Old Boathouse and the Boathouse with external alterations and erection of a new three storey building to provide 27 residential units with associated landscaping and parking. To allow; for internal and external alterations to facilitate additional bedspaces to increase the number of bedrooms in the development.

Received: 24 July 2024
Decided: 5 March 2025 · Permitted
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 12
Council: Gravesham Borough Council
Ward: Town

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted24 Jul
ValidatedValidated22 Aug
Consult.Consultation17 Feb
TargetTarget Date21 Nov
DecidedDecided5 Mar

Decided in 195 days (council typically 56)

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

This is a full planning application for demolition at Custom House The Terrace Gravesend Kent DA12 2BW. 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 224 days, 24 weeks longer than Gravesham's median. The site is in the Riverside, Gravesend conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 14 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 114 applications across Town. We hold 1,471 applications in total for the DA12 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

20240687

Address

Custom House The Terrace Gravesend Kent DA12 2BW

Postcode

DA12 2BW

Local Authority

Gravesham

Application Type

Major Planning Application

Scale / Size

Large

Number of Dwellings

Decision Status

Permitted

Current Status

Application Permitted

Ward

Town

Parish

Non-Parish Area

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address

Chart House 10 Western Road Borough Green TN15 8AG

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

24 July 2024

Consultation Expiry

17 February 2025

Target Decision Date

21 November 2024

Date Decided

5 March 2025

Date Validated

22 August 2024

Date Submitted

24 July 2024

Consultation Start

3 February 2025

Consultation End

17 February 2025

Neighbour Consultation Start

28 August 2024

Neighbour Consultation End

18 September 2024

Last Date for Comments

17 February 2025

Permission Expires

5 March 2028

Planning Decision

Decision

Permitted

Decided By

Delegated Decision

Statutory Period

91 days

Publicity

Last Advertised

6 September 2024

Advertisement Expiry

27 September 2024

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID

PP-13246191

Comments

Documents

Constraints

Coordinates

51.444160, 0.375654

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Gravesham

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Associated applications

Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Riverside, Gravesend Conservation Area
Listed building: Grade II: Former HM Customs and Immigration OfficeOn this site · +1 more
Tree Preservation Order: TPO_1967_001Part of the site

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, 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.

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