West Buckland Camer Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0XP

20250781Householder Planning ApplicationApproved

Householder

Approved on 13 November 2025

Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Installation of Solar PV Panels and Associated Battery Storage System.

Received: 1 August 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Gravesham Borough Council
Ward: Istead Rise, Cobham And Luddesdown

ReceivedReceived1 Aug
ValidatedValidated7 Aug
Consult.Consultation29 Aug
TargetTarget Date2 Oct
DecidedDecided13 Nov

Decided in 98 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at West Buckland Camer Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0XP. Gravesham has handled 2,688 applications of this type. This one was decided in 104 days, 7 weeks longer than Gravesham's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 96 applications across Istead Rise, Cobham And Luddesdown. We hold 1,322 applications in total for the DA13 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: DA13 0XP
Application type: Householder Planning Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Luddesdown

Planning application dates

Date validated: 7 August 2025
Consultation expiry: 12 September 2025
Consultation start: 7 August 2025
Consultation end: 29 August 2025
Last date for comments: 12 September 2025
Target decision date: 2 October 2025
Permission expires: 13 November 2028

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Architect profile: ELEGANT ARCHITECTURAL LTD
Agent address: 81 Brock Hill Runwell Wickford SS11 7NS United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer: Mrs Katherine Parkin
Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 22 August 2025
Advertisement expiry: 12 September 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14219315
Comments: 0
Documents: 10
Constraints: 14

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: Little BucklandOn this site
Green belt: Gravesham
National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
Ancient woodland: Henley WoodPart of the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, 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, 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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Source: Gravesham

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