Planning application
42 Central Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 5AD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed change of use of the house to allow a house with 3 rentable rooms with one double room on the ground floor with a self contained living room/lounge suite and bathroom, and shared bathroom on the first and the kitchen on the ground will be Shared.
As published by the council, reference 20260007
Application record
- Reference
- 20260007
- Type
- Proposed Lawful Development Certificate
- Status
- Certificate Granted
- Decision
- Certificate Granted
- Received
- 5 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 25 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Woodlands
- Parish
- Non-Parish Area
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DA12 5AD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Gravesham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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20250955 Granted
42 Central Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 5AD
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed change of use of the house to allow 2 rented rooms with shared space kitchen and bathroom.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jan 2026
Received by Gravesham
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8 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Certificate Granted
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Gravesham granted permission on 25 February 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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42 Central Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 5AD
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