Planning application
Walnut Hill Nursery Walnut Hill Road Gravesend Kent DA13 9HL
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Permission in Principle application; Erection of up to 9 dwellings and associated works.
As published by the council, reference 20250876
Application record
- Reference
- 20250876
- Type
- Permission in Principle
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 1 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 3 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 8 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Istead Rise, Cobham And Luddesdown
- Parish
- Non-Parish Area
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DA13 9HL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2025
Received by Gravesham
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3 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 outline applications
How this application type works
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.
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