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50 Whitehill Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5PG

Refused Gravesham 20251255 Full Planning Application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use from a small house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) to an 8-bedroom, 8-person, large HMO (sui generis) and provision of bicycle and bin stores to the rear.

As published by the council, reference 20251255

Application record

Reference
20251255
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
10 Dec 2025
Validated
15 Dec 2025
Decided
9 Apr 2026
Ward
Whitehill And Windmill Hill
Parish
Non-Parish Area
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
DA12 5PG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Gravesham register

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

  • 20260632 Refused

    50 Whitehill Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5PG

    Change of Use from a small HMO (Use Class C4) 6 persons to a large HMO (Sui Generis) for 7 persons.

    Decided 30 Sep 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Dec 2025

    Received by Gravesham

  2. 15 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Appeal: 2026/026/REF (Appeal In Progress)

Documents

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

54 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Gravesham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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  • 50 Whitehill Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5PG

    20260632 Submitted 19 Jun 2026 50 yards away

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