Planning application
Former Tollgate Hotel Watling Street Gravesend Kent
Works: Demolition Major scheme
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of existing buildings to provide an EV charging hub and petrol filling station, including 24 charging bays and supporting electrical infrastructure (12 charging upstands, three substations and two network cabinets), six pump islands with canopy above, a forecourt shop/amenity building, customer parking, two air and water spaces and associated hardstanding and landscaping, accessed from the Wrotham Road/eastbound A2 roundabout junction.
As published by the council, reference 20240856
Application record
- Reference
- 20240856
- Type
- Major Planning Application
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 20 Sep 2024
- Validated
- 16 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 9 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Istead Rise, Cobham And Luddesdown
- Parish
- Non-Parish Area
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Gravesham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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20250932 Decided
Former Tollgate Hotel Watling Street Gravesend Kent
Request for a screening opinion in accordance with The Town and Country Planning Act (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 in respect of an EIA Screening Opinion to determine whether a Full planning permission for the demolition of existing buildings to provide an EV charging hub and petrol filling station, including 24 charging bays and supporting electrical infrastructure (12 charging upstands, three substations and two network cabinets), six pump islands with canopy above, a forecourt shop/amenity building, customer parking, two air and water spaces and associated hardstanding and landscaping, accessed from the Wrotham Road/eastbound A2 roundabout junction constitutes EIA development.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Sep 2024
Received by Gravesham
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16 Oct 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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21 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
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Kathryn McCain, Rapleys LLP Agent
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141 documents on file for this application
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Gravesham granted permission on 9 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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