Planning application
50 Whitehill Road Gravesend Kent DA12 5PG
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, 1 refused.
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20260632 Awaiting decision
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Dec 2025
Received by Gravesham
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15 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
54 documents on file for this application
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