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42 Central Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 5AD

Granted Gravesham 20250955 Proposed Lawful Development Certificate

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

Proposal

Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed change of use of the house to allow 2 rented rooms with shared space kitchen and bathroom.

As published by the council, reference 20250955

Application record

Reference
20250955
Type
Proposed Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Certificate Granted
Decision
Certificate Granted
Received
24 Sep 2025
Validated
25 Sep 2025
Decided
18 Nov 2025
Ward
Woodlands
Parish
Non-Parish Area
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
DA12 5AD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Gravesham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20260007 Granted

    42 Central Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 5AD

    Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed change of use of the house to allow a house with 3 rentable rooms with one double room on the ground floor with a self contained living room/lounge suite and bathroom, and shared bathroom on the first and the kitchen on the ground will be Shared.

    Decided 25 Feb 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Sep 2025

    Received by Gravesham

  2. 25 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Certificate Granted

  4. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Gravesham granted permission on 18 November 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 500 metres

  • 42 Central Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 5AD

    20260007 Submitted 5 Jan 2026 0m away

    Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed change of use of the house to allow a house with 3 rentable rooms with one double room on the ground floor with a self contained living room/lounge suite and bathroom, and shared bathroom on the first and the kitchen on the ground will be Shared.

    Granted Lawful development 7 docs
  • 41 Central Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 5AN

    20260719 Submitted 14 Jul 2026 52m away

    85% historically approved · decision due ~17 Sep

    Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; erection of a single storey rear extension.

    Awaiting decision Extension
    Small domestic
  • 41 Central Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 5AN

    20260717 Submitted 14 Jul 2026 52m away

    85% historically approved · decision due ~8 Sep

    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.

    Awaiting decision Loft or dormer
  • 39 Central Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 5AN

    20210809 Submitted 23 Jun 2021 55m away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate in respect of the proposed conversion of loft to habitable rooms, erection of a rear dormer and rooflight windows to front roof slope.

    Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 11 docs
  • 55 Central Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 5AN

    20240730 Submitted 8 Aug 2024 68m away

    Installation of a new driveway and new dropped kerbs.

    Granted Householder 12 docs
    Domestic
  • 61 Smarts Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5AG

    20251015 Submitted 7 Oct 2025 101m away

    Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; widening of existing dropped kerb.

    Refused Lawful development 6 docs

In Gravesham

  • 20260150 Granted

    31 Overcliffe Gravesend Kent DA11 0EH

    Application for an Existing Lawful Development Certificate for the continued use as a dwellinghouse with an element of care for no more than 6no. residents for a period of at least 10 years and lawful use classification can be considered C3 use.

    9 Feb 2026 Lawful development
  • 20260151 Granted

    30 Overcliffe Gravesend Kent DA11 0EH

    Application for an Existing Lawful Development Certificate; for continuing use as a dwelling house with an element of care for no more than 6. residents.

    9 Feb 2026 Lawful development
  • 20260122 Withdrawn

    29 Winters Croft Gravesend Kent DA12 5EA

    Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Erection of a timber boundary fence and a timber gate at rear.

    2 Feb 2026 Lawful development
  • 20260139 Refused

    62 Taunton Vale Gravesend Kent DA12 5RB

    Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for the change of use from a C3 dwelling to a C4 6 person HMO. Proposed construction of a dormer within the side roof slope to facilitate habitable rooms, and conversion of existing garage to a gym with alterations to internal walls and roof from pitched to flat.

    5 Feb 2026 Lawful development
  • 20260201 Withdrawn

    47 Sallows Shaw Cobham Gravesend Kent DA13 9BP

    Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; erection of single storey rear extension.

    19 Feb 2026 Lawful development