Planning application
Court Lodge Farm Church Street Southfleet Kent
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of land from horticulture to a mixed use for horticulture and as a Landscape Contractor's Offices/Operating base together with the erection of a new barn, covered storage bays and aggregate storage bins, enlargement of existing SuDS pond and creation of new SuDS pond, erection of 2.4m high weldmesh boundary/security fence and internal site fencing and gates, alterations to existing barn for use as offices and storage. Also car-parking, hardstanding and associated land level alterations, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements
As published by the council, reference 25/01271/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01271/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 7 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 24 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 17 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet
- Parish
- Southfleet
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Nov 2025
Received by Dartford
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24 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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26/00781/BNGBGP Refused
Lower Yard Court Lodge Farm Church Street/Dale Road Southfleet DA13 9NX
Submission of details relating to the Statutory Biodiversity Net Gain condition pursuant to planning permission DA/25/01271/FUL for the change of use of land from horticulture to a mixed use for horticulture and as a Landscape Contractor's Offices/Operating base together with the erection of a new barn, covered storage bays and aggregate storage bins, enlargement of existing SuDS pond and creation of new SuDS pond, erection of 2.4m high weldmesh boundary/security fence and internal site fencing and gates, alterations to existing barn for use as offices and storage. Also car-parking, hardstanding and associated land level alterations, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements
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26/00753/CDNA Refused
Lower Yard Court Lodge Farm Church Street/Dale Road Southfleet DA13 9NX
Submission of details relating to Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) pursuant to condition 8 of planning permission DA/25/01271/FUL for the change of use of land from horticulture to a mixed use for horticulture and as a Landscape Contractor's Offices/Operating base together with the erection of a new barn, covered storage bays and aggregate storage bins, enlargement of existing SuDS pond and creation of new SuDS pond, erection of 2.4m high weldmesh boundary/security fence and internal site fencing and gates, alterations to existing barn for use as offices and storage. Also car-parking, hardstanding and associated land level alterations, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements
Who's behind it
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Graham Simpkin Planning Ltd/Mr Steve Clarke Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
32 documents on file for this application
- DC BOARD REPORT 19/3/26
- DC BOARD MINUTES 16/4/26
- DCB PRINTED MINUTES FOR 19/3/26
- DC BOARD REPORT 16/4/26
- APPROVED
- SITE SEARCH DOCUMENTS
- LETTER ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AND SOUTHERN WATER COMMENTS
- NEWSPAPER NOTICE ACTUAL
- CIRCULAR ECONOMY STATEMENT
- 4479-08- EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE SECTIONS AND LEVELS
- 4479-07A- PROPOSED COVERED STORAGE
- 4479-04A- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- 4479-02A- EXISTING BLOCK PLAN
- RE FOUL SEWAGE
- BNG BASELINE V3
- BNG PROPOSED V3
- 4479-01- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- 4479-03- EXISTING FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- 4479-05- PROPOSED ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING BARN
- 4479-06- PROPOSED NEW BARN
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION
- ACOUSTIC REPORT (NED JOHNSON ACOUSTICS) PR4479
- 7034-LLB-XX-XX-D-L-0001-S4-P01_PLANTING PLAN
- WORKPLACE TRAVEL PLAN (FINAL) 03 11 25
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT (FINAL) 03 11 25
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL AND BNG NET GAIN PLAN
- CIL FORM 1
- PLANNING AND HERITAGE STATEMENT PR4479
- 7034-LLB-XX-XX-SH-L-0001-S4-P01_LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE (ID 703002)
- 7034-LLB-XX-XX-SP-L-0001-S4-P01_EXT. SOFTWORKS SPEC. (ID 703004)
- ARBORICULTURAL TREE SURVEY AND REPORT LAND AT COURT LODGE FARM DA
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Lower Yard Court Lodge Farm Church Street/Dale Road Southfleet DA13 9NX
Submission of details relating to Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) pursuant to condition 8 of planning permission DA/25/01271/FUL for the change of use of land from horticulture to a mixed use for horticulture and as a Landscape Contractor's Offices/Operating base together with the erection of a new barn, covered storage bays and aggregate storage bins, enlargement of existing SuDS pond and creation of new SuDS pond, erection of 2.4m high weldmesh boundary/security fence and internal site fencing and gates, alterations to existing barn for use as offices and storage. Also car-parking, hardstanding and associated land level alterations, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements
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