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Blackthorn Farm Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent

20250314Screening OpinionPermitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Request for a screening opinion in accordance with The Town and Country Planning Act (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 in respect of the residential development proposal at Blackthorne Farm, Culverstone Green, Meopham.

Received
31 March 2025
Decided
30 April 2025 · EIA Not Required
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
47
Ward
Meopham South And Vigo
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received31 Mar
  2. Validated31 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Apr
  5. Decided30 Apr

Decided in 30 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Gravesham76% of outline applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an outline application at Blackthorn Farm Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent. Gravesham has handled 589 applications of this type and approves 74% of them, typically deciding them in 53 days. This one was decided in 30 days, 3 weeks quicker than Gravesham's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 74 applications across Meopham South And Vigo.

Application Details

Reference
20250314
Address
Blackthorn Farm Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent
Local Authority
Gravesham
Application Type
Screening Opinion
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Env Impact Assessment Not Required
Ward
Meopham South And Vigo
Parish
Meopham

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
31 March 2025
Target Decision Date
21 April 2025
Date Decided
30 April 2025
Date Validated
31 March 2025
Date Submitted
31 March 2025
Permission Expires
30 April 2030

Planning Decision

Decision
EIA Not Required
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
21 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
47
Documents
52
Constraints
11
Coordinates
51.346386, 0.350157
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Gravesham

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO_1978_003Part of the site
  • Green belt: Gravesham
  • Ancient woodland: Round WoodPart of the site
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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