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Land South Of White Post Lane Cobham Gravesend Kent

20241164Full Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Proposal

Change of Use of Land to form a Gypsy/Traveller site comprising the siting of 1 Mobile Home, 1 Touring Caravan, and 1 Dayroom.

Received
23 December 2024
Decided
26 February 2025 · Refused
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
345
Ward
Istead Rise, Cobham And Luddesdown
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received23 Dec
  2. Validated23 Dec
  3. Consult.19 Feb
  4. Target17 Feb
  5. Decided26 Feb

Decided in 65 days (council typically 56)

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

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Land South Of White Post Lane Cobham Gravesend Kent. 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 65 days, 6 days longer than Gravesham's median. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 89 applications across Istead Rise, Cobham And Luddesdown.

Application Details

Reference
20241164
Address
Land South Of White Post Lane Cobham Gravesend Kent
Local Authority
Gravesham
Application Type
Full Planning Application
Scale / Size
Large
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Application Refused
Ward
Istead Rise, Cobham And Luddesdown
Parish
Cobham

Applicant & Agent

Agent
WS Planning & Architecture
Agent Address
5 Pool House Bancroft Road Reigate RH2 7RP

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
23 December 2024
Consultation Expiry
19 February 2025
Target Decision Date
17 February 2025
Date Decided
26 February 2025
Date Validated
23 December 2024
Date Submitted
23 December 2024
Consultation Start
29 January 2025
Consultation End
19 February 2025
Neighbour Consultation Start
29 January 2025
Neighbour Consultation End
19 February 2025
Last Date for Comments
19 February 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Refused
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13654220
Comments
345
Documents
361
Constraints
12
Coordinates
51.386032, 0.369192
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Appeal History

3363212
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: HearingDecision: 14 July 2025Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal
Green Belt

Source: Gravesham

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    15 Oct

    Application for the approval of condition 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11 attached to planning reference number 20241164…

    WithdrawnDischarge of conditions20251051
  2. 2024
    23 Dec

    Change of Use of Land to form a Gypsy/Traveller site comprising the siting of 1 Mobile Home, 1 Touring…

    This applicationRefusedFull20241164

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Gravesham
  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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

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