Planning application
Units 3-4 Bowes Industrial Centre Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0QB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Change of use within E Class and associated external works.
As published by the council, reference 20251243
Application record
- Reference
- 20251243
- Type
- Proposed Lawful Development Certificate
- Status
- Certificate Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Certificate Granted
- Received
- 8 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 30 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Meopham North
- Parish
- Meopham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DA13 0QB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Dec 2025
Received by Gravesham
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30 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Certificate Granted
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26 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Steve Baker Architect Agent, an architecture practice registered in Tonbridge
Active · incorporated 2018 · Tonbridge
32 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 73% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Gravesham granted permission on 30 January 2026, 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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