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Land At Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0AA

Awaiting decision Gravesham 20250992 Outline Major Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Outline application for the erection of up to 350 residential dwellings, public open space and associated works. Approval is sought for the principal means of vehicular access from Wrotham Road and all other matters are reserved.

As published by the council, reference 20250992

Application record

Reference
20250992
Type
Outline Major Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
3 Oct 2025
Validated
7 Nov 2025
Ward
Meopham North
Parish
Meopham
Postcode
DA13 0AA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Gravesham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • 20250399 Decided

    Land At Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0AA

    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 two outline planning applications for residential developments, one for up to 350 dwellings and one for up to 120 dwellings, at Meopham, Wrotham Road constitutes EIA development.

    Decided 27 Aug 2025 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Oct 2025

    Received by Gravesham

  2. 7 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 February 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Gravesham took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

1115 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Gravesham for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen weeks. Over the last year Gravesham's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Land At Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0AA

    20250399 Submitted 22 Apr 2025 50 yards away

    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 two outline planning applications for residential developments, one for up to 350 dwellings and one for up to 120 dwellings, at Meopham, Wrotham Road constitutes EIA development.

    Decided Outline 692 docs
    Major scheme
  • Longfield Road Junction Of Wrotham Road DA13 0JL

    20250858 Submitted 27 Aug 2025 200 yards away

    The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus.

    Granted Telecoms 3 docs
  • Outside Watmough House The Parade Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent

    20260042 Submitted 14 Jan 2026 200 yards away

    The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulation 2003 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus.

    Granted Telecoms 3 docs
  • Big M Motor Spares Watmough House The Parade Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0JL

    20260852 Submitted 24 Aug 2026 200 yards away

    81% historically approved · decision due ~3 Dec

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed; Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA.

    Awaiting decision
  • 5A The Parade Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0JL

    20230183 Submitted 28 Feb 2023 250 yards away

    Application for the approval of conditions 3 and 4 attached to planning permission 20211564 relating to the external facing materials, colours and finishes to be used in the construction of the development hereby permitted, and including all surface treatments, boundary treatments, refuse and waste disposal, and external lighting.

    Granted Conditions 6 docs
  • Spar Stores 8 And 9 The Parade Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0JL

    20210771 Submitted 16 Jun 2021 250 yards away

    Erection of a single storey rear extension to expand a Class E unit. Combining two single Class E units into one large shop unit, internal alterations and alterations to shop front facade at ground floor level.

    Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 22 docs
    Small domestic

In Gravesham

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    Outline application with all matters reserved bar access for the erection of a bungalow to the rear of Altamirano.

    Received 30 Jan, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Outline
  • 20250721 Granted

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    Received 17 Jul, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Outline
  • 20260108 Refused

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    Received 28 Jan, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Outline
  • 20260223 Awaiting decision

    Land North Of High View School Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7HP

    Application for Outline application with all/some matters reserved for the development of up to 50 residential dwellings (including affordable housing), vehicular access road from School Lane, internal roads, car parking, landscaping, public open space, and other associated works and infrastructure. All matters to be reserved with the exception of the main site access.

    Received 26 Feb, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Outline
  • 20260207 Awaiting decision

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    Received 23 Feb, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Outline