Longreach 27 The Russets Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0HH
Approved on 16 April 2026
Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)9 conditions
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Proposal
Change of use of land to residential and erection of a single storey self-build one bedroom dwelling.
- Received
- 6 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 10
- Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Ward
- Meopham North
- ReceivedReceived6 Jan
- ValidatedValidated15 Jan
- Consult.Consultation10 Feb
- TargetTarget Date12 Mar
- DecidedDecided16 Apr
Decided in 91 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Longreach 27 The Russets Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0HH. Gravesham has handled 2,688 applications of this type. This one was decided in 100 days, 6 weeks longer than Gravesham's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Meopham North. 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 0HH
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Meopham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 16 February 2026
- Consultation start
- 20 January 2026
- Consultation end
- 10 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 20 January 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 10 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 16 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 12 March 2026
- Permission expires
- 16 April 2029
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- 21 Stone Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0NP
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Mrs Katherine Parkin
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 26 January 2026
- Site notice end
- 16 February 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 27
- Constraints
- 11
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Hook Green, Meopham Conservation AreaNext to the site
- Tree Preservation Order: TPO_1985_004Part of the site · +1 more
- Green belt: GraveshamNext to the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Source: Gravesham
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