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56 St James Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 0EY

Granted Gravesham 20240535 Proposed Lawful Development Certificate

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate in respect of the change of Use From Residential C3 To Children's Home Care Centre C3(b).

As published by the council, reference 20240535

Application record

Reference
20240535
Type
Proposed Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Certificate Granted
Decision
Certificate Granted
Received
14 Jun 2024
Validated
7 Oct 2024
Decided
16 Dec 2024
Ward
Pelham
Parish
Non-Parish Area
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
DA11 0EY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Jun 2024

    Received by Gravesham

  2. 7 Oct 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Certificate Granted

  4. 30 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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