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Ashley Down Nursing Home 29 Clarence Place Gravesend Kent DA12 1LD

Refused Gravesham 20240850 Proposed Lawful Development Certificate

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate in respect of the conversion to a 6-Bed Children's Home with additional Semi-Independent Living.

As published by the council, reference 20240850

Application record

Reference
20240850
Type
Proposed Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Certificate Refused
Decision
Certificate Refused
Received
19 Sep 2024
Validated
4 Oct 2024
Decided
29 Nov 2024
Ward
Whitehill And Windmill Hill
Parish
Non-Parish Area
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
DA12 1LD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Sep 2024

    Received by Gravesham

  2. 4 Oct 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Certificate Refused

  4. 20 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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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