Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

Brookers Farm Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE

Granted Gravesham 20250839 Existing Lawful Development Certificate

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

Proposal

Application for an Existing Lawful Development Certificate for the continued use of part of the agricultural building as a small wine shop (Cellar Door) and vineyard/farm Offices in association with the existing agricultural operations.

As published by the council, reference 20250839

Application record

Reference
20250839
Type
Existing Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Certificate Granted
Decision
Granted As published: Certificate Granted
Received
22 Aug 2025
Validated
26 Aug 2025
Decided
15 Oct 2025
Ward
Istead Rise, Cobham And Luddesdown
Parish
Luddesdown
Postcode
DA13 0XE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Gravesham register

This site has had 14 applications since 2021: 13 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20260765 Granted

    Brookers Farm Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE

    Erection of a temporary pop-up pub in the form of a shipping container and marquee, to extend the operation to 31st January 2027.

    Decided 17 Sep 2026
  • 20260676 Granted

    Brookers Farm Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE

    Re-use of the facilities erected on site for the approved temporary pop-up pub as a temporary Christmas Grotto between 1st November and 31st December 2026.

    Decided 20 Aug 2026
  • 20260344 Granted

    Brookers Farm Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE

    Erection of a temporary marquee and shipping container to house a pop-up pub until 13th September 2026.

    Decided 22 May 2026
  • 20260341 Granted

    Brookers Farm Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE

    Application for the approval of condition 3 (Logistics Management Plan) and condition 4 (Soft Landscaping Scheme) attached to planning reference number 20250840.

    Decided 9 Jun 2026
  • 20251150 Granted

    Brookers Farm Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for the installation of a surfaced pathway for agricultural use at Brookers Farm, Luddesdown in accordance with Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A, of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, as amended.

    Decided 10 Dec 2025 Other
  • 20251092 Granted

    Brookers Farm Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE

    Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; to create additional ground floor space within existing building for new storage area for wine shop; conversion of existing staff room into storage/wine tasting room; creating internal doorways connecting the wine shop with the adjacent tasting rooms; reconfiguring and replacing ground floor toilets with installation of new external windows on side elevation. Creation of first floor mezzanine floor space for new wine tasting room.

    Decided 9 Dec 2025 Lawful development
  • 20251012 Granted

    Brookers Farm Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE

    Erection of a temporary marquee and shipping container to house a pop-up pub for a period of 6 months.

    Decided 2 Dec 2025 Full applications
  • 20250840 Granted

    Brookers Farm Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE

    Retention/installation of 59 wine tanks and grape presses.

    Decided 6 Feb 2026 Full applications
  • 20240996 Granted

    Brookers Farm Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE

    Application for approval of condition 4 attached to planning permission reference number 20240091 relating to the implementation of archaeological field evaluation works in accordance with a Written Scheme of Investigation and timetable and any safeguarding measures to ensure preservation in situ of important archaeological remains and/or further archaeological investigation, recording, reporting and dissemination of the results.

    Decided 18 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 20240091 Granted

    Brookers Farm Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE

    Engineering works to construct a formal car parking area for Vineyard Farms Ltd office, winery and vineyard workers, and other users of Brookers Farm.

    Decided 5 Apr 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Aug 2025

    Received by Gravesham

  2. 26 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Certificate Granted

  4. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Vineyard Farms Ltd Applicant, registered in Gravesend

Active · incorporated 2018 · Gravesend

11 applications on PlanIndex · 100% granted

Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.

See their track record

Documents

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

20 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.

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

What this grant of permission means

Gravesham granted permission on 15 October 2025, 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.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Brookers Farm Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE

    20251092 Submitted 27 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; to create additional ground floor space within existing building for new storage area for wine shop; conversion of existing staff room into storage/wine tasting room; creating internal doorways connecting the wine shop with the adjacent tasting rooms; reconfiguring and replacing ground floor toilets with installation of new external windows on side elevation. Creation of first floor mezzanine floor space for new wine tasting room.

    Granted Lawful development Windows or glazing 17 docs
  • Brookers Farm Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE

    20231252 Submitted 6 Dec 2023 50 yards away

    Prior notification under Part 3 Class R of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the installation of an Agricultural Cellar Door to sell wine and farm produce from the Silverhand Estate.

    Withdrawn Prior approval 8 docs
  • Cellar Door Shop Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE

    20250934 Submitted 19 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Advertisement Consent for non-Illuminated fascia sign for Cellar Door Shop.

    Granted Advertising 9 docs
  • The Lion Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE

    20251301 Submitted 29 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference number 20250053 to allow addition of an oak framed entrance porch; amendments to window and door openings; modification to the dimensions of the western toilet block extension; removal of existing external cupboard; minor roof alterations, including changing the restaurant roof to a symmetrical pitch and removal of roof lights; relocation of the outdoor stairs; and change of materials.

    Granted Amendments Extension Loft or dormer +2 9 docs
    Small domestic
  • The Lion PH Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE

    20250920 Submitted 16 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference number 20250053 to allow minor changes to the internal arrangement of the car park to the pub to that approved, including the loss of two car parking spaces introduce a repurposed red phone box for use as a 'community library' and add the 'Proposed Parking Layout Plan' Ref: DHA/35449/11 to the list of approved plans listed in Condition 2 of the planning permission.

    Granted Amendments 8 docs
  • Brookers Farm Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE

    20240021 Submitted 12 Jan 2024 50 yards away

    Prior notification under Class B of Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the addition of 9 additional fermentation tanks to existing 41 already in place.

    Granted Other 7 docs

In Gravesham

  • 20260717 Granted

    41 Central Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 5AN

    Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Conversion of loft space to habitable room with rear dormer and installation of 3 roof lights to the front.

    Received 14 Jul, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 20260889 Awaiting decision

    192 Old Road West Gravesend Kent DA11 0LY

    Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Change of use from Class C3 dwellinghouse to Class C4 HMO. Construction of rear dormer, dormer to rear outrigger, roof lights to front roof elevation and alterations to fenestration.

    Received 4 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 20260881 Awaiting decision

    Land North Of Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent

    Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Laying a crushed stone surface to an existing farm track

    Received 3 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 20260882 Awaiting decision

    Land West Of Buckland Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent

    Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Laying of a crushed stone surface to an existing farm track.

    Received 3 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 20260846 Awaiting decision

    25 The Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 0NA

    Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Proposed change of use from an C4 HMO to a residential children's care home C3(b).

    Received 24 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development