44 - 46 The Grove Gravesend Kent DA12 1DF
Approved on 12 January 2026
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions
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Proposal
Prior approval for the change of use of 44-46 The Grove from office use (Class E) to 37 residential units (Class C3) under Part 3, Schedule 2, Class MA of the General Permitted Development (England) Order 2015 (GPDO).
- Received
- 26 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Ward
- Town
- ReceivedReceived26 Nov
- ValidatedValidated26 Nov
- Consult.Consultation17 Dec
- TargetTarget Date21 Jan
- DecidedDecided12 Jan
Decided in 47 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at 44 - 46 The Grove Gravesend Kent DA12 1DF. Gravesham has handled 5,097 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days, 9 days quicker than Gravesham's typical decision time. The site is in 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 114 applications across Town. We hold 1,496 applications in total for the DA12 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- DA12 1DF
- Application type
- Commercial Business, Service use to Resi
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Number of dwellings
- 37
- Parish
- Non-Parish Area
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 29 December 2025
- Consultation start
- 26 November 2025
- Consultation end
- 17 December 2025
- Last date for comments
- 29 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 21 January 2026
- Permission expires
- 12 January 2031
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- 33 Margaret Street London W1G 0JD United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Ms Amanda Cue
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 8 December 2025
- Site notice end
- 29 December 2025
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Brownfield land register: 44 - 46 The Grove Gravesend Kent DA12 1DF (Job Centre)Register site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
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 and heritage coasts.
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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202618 Aug
Infill of lower ground floor to provide five residential units and associated works.
PendingApplication20260833 - 202528 Jul
Upward extension of existing building through the construction of 1 additional storey to provide 6no. flats…
ApprovedFull Planning Application20250753 - 202418 Oct
Prior approval for the change of use of 44-46 The Grove from office use (Class E) to 37 residential units…
ApprovedCommercial Business, Service use to Resi20240942
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