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Britannia Metal Refinery And Premises Lower Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent

20250138Full Planning ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Erection of single storey building for storage of lead products.

Received
20 February 2025
Decided
19 June 2025 · Permitted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
12
Ward
Northfleet And Springhead
  1. Received20 Feb
  2. Validated8 Apr
  3. Consult.16 Jun
  4. Target3 Jun
  5. Decided19 Jun

Decided in 72 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Gravesham74% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application at Britannia Metal Refinery And Premises Lower Road Northfleet 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 119 days, 9 weeks longer than Gravesham's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across Northfleet And Springhead.

Application Details

Reference
20250138
Address
Britannia Metal Refinery And Premises Lower Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent
Local Authority
Gravesham
Application Type
Full Planning Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Application Permitted
Ward
Northfleet And Springhead
Parish
Non-Parish Area

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
20 February 2025
Consultation Expiry
16 June 2025
Target Decision Date
3 June 2025
Date Decided
19 June 2025
Date Validated
8 April 2025
Date Submitted
20 February 2025
Consultation Start
23 May 2025
Consultation End
16 June 2025
Neighbour Consultation Start
9 April 2025
Neighbour Consultation End
30 April 2025
Last Date for Comments
9 May 2025
Permission Expires
19 June 2028

Planning Decision

Decision
Permitted
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
17 April 2025
Site Notice End
8 May 2025

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13472773
Comments
12
Documents
31
Constraints
11
Coordinates
51.453896, 0.321489
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Gravesham

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 3: High 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 (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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