Planning application
Brookers Farm Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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20250840 Granted
Brookers Farm Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE
Retention/installation of 59 wine tanks and grape presses.
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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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Aug 2025
Received by Gravesham
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26 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Certificate Granted
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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
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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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.
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