20251120

1. 5 Nov 2025

   Received by Gravesham

2. 14 Nov 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 5 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Certificate Granted

4. 26 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 20251259 Granted

  36 Queens Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5JP

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

  10 Dec 2025 19m away Lawful development
• 20260123 Granted

  Land Adjacent To 33 Ivy Close Gravesend Kent DA12 5NP

  Application for approval of condition 3 (External Facing Materials), condition 4 (Hard Landscaping), condition 5 (Soft Landscaping), condition 6 (Vehicle Parking Layout) and condition 15 (Refuse Arrangements) attached to planning reference number 20230317.

  2 Feb 2026 176m away Conditions
• 20240924 Granted

  76 Kitchener Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 5JF

  Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference number 20240231 to move only the rear extension wall 225 mm away from the property boundary.

  11 Oct 2024 202m away Amendments
• 20260047 Granted

  27 Kings Drive Gravesend Kent DA12 5BG

  Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for the extension to a dropped kerb.

  15 Jan 2026 220m away Lawful development
• 20260218 Refused

  23 Whitehill Lane Gravesend Kent DA12 5LT

  Prior approval application for a single storey rear extension with a depth of 6.00 metres, maximum height of 3.03 metres and eaves height of 2.67 metres.

  23 Feb 2026 227m away Prior approval
• 20230080 Refused

  153 Whitehill Road Gravesend Kent

  Change of use from closed shop (use class e(a)) into a hot food take away (use class 'sui generis')

  30 Jan 2023 227m away Full applications

• 20260599 Granted

  88 Vale Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8DA

  Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Erection of a single-storey outbuilding for ancillary use to the main dwelling.

  9 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 20260590 Granted

  24 Barley Drive Gravesend Kent DA11 7GP

  Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; erection of a single storey rear extension with roof lights and French folding doors.

  8 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 20260586 Refused

  Sunny Side Round Street Cobham Gravesend Kent DA13 9AY

  Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Erection of a two storey rear extension and single storey side extension.

  5 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 20260576 Granted

  Sunny Side Round Street Cobham Gravesend Kent DA13 9AY

  Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Erection of a single storey garden building.

  3 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 20260758 Awaiting decision

  15 Upper Avenue Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9DA

  Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Installation of a dropped kerb and front driveway.

  27 Jul 2026 Lawful development