St Josephs Convent Of Mercy Hillside Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 1NY
Approved on 1 October 2024
Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Application for Variation of Conditions 2, 3 and 4 attached to planning permission reference number 20231319 for Alterations to the convent to include; proposed installation of new entrance at Theydon, closing of the party wall between Theydon and Hillside, extension to the staircase, alterations to the existing 1950s block to include cladding, re-glazing and re-roofing. Addition of a first floor to the chapel with roof lights and re-ordering of rooms and new lift; Amendment to materials. Removal of the brise soleil, rooflights to chapel and 1st floor.
- Received
- 7 August 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Ward
- Whitehill And Windmill Hill
- ReceivedReceived7 Aug
- ValidatedValidated14 Aug
- Consult.Consultation10 Sep
- TargetTarget Date9 Oct
- DecidedDecided1 Oct
Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at St Josephs Convent Of Mercy Hillside Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 1NY. Gravesham has handled 2,688 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 73 applications across Whitehill And Windmill Hill. 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 1NY
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Non-Parish Area
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 August 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 17 September 2024
- Consultation start
- 19 August 2024
- Consultation end
- 10 September 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 19 August 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 9 September 2024
- Last date for comments
- 17 September 2024
- Target decision date
- 9 October 2024
- Permission expires
- 1 October 2027
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Great Lines Studios Marlborough Road Gillingham Kent ME7 5HB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 27 August 2024
- Site notice end
- 17 September 2024
Additional information
- Documents
- 17
- Constraints
- 9
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.
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Associated applications
- 20247 Aug
Application for Variation of Conditions 2, 3 and 4 attached to planning permission reference number 20231319
This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)20240726 - 202320 Dec
Alterations to the convent to include; proposed installation of new entrance at Theydon, closing of the party…
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationPart of20231319
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20268 Sep
Application for variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) attached to planning permission reference number…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)20260903 - 202529 Oct
Application for the approval of condition 3 (Facing Materials) attached to planning reference number 20241161.
ApprovedDischarge of conditions20251097 - 202423 Dec
Change of use of surplus convent buildings into two 6-bedroom townhouses, demolition of existing…
ApprovedFull Planning Application20241161
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