Planning application
221 Old Road East Gravesend Kent DA12 1PW
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of Use from Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to Residential Children's Care Home (Use Class C2).
As published by the council, reference 20260188
Application record
- Reference
- 20260188
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 17 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 23 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Denton
- Parish
- Non-Parish Area
- Postcode
- DA12 1PW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
17 Feb 2026
Received by Gravesham
-
23 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
-
Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Gravesham took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Gravesham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Gravesham decided full applications in a median of 78 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
-
287 Old Road East Gravesend Kent DA12 1PW
Erection of a single-storey rear extension with roof lantern.
Granted Extension Windows or glazingSmall domestic -
28 Abbey Road Gravesend Kent DA12 1RQ
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
Granted Full applications Extension 7 docsSmall domestic -
180 Rochester Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2JF
Demolition of rear shed and erection of a single storey rear extension.
Granted Householder Extension Demolition 8 docsSmall domestic -
32 Jubilee Crescent Gravesend Kent DA12 4JF
Conversion of the garage into an annexe ancillary to the main house.
Refused Householder 11 docsDomestic -
132 Old Road East Gravesend Kent DA12 1PF
Single storey rear extension with a depth of 4.65 metres, maximum height of 3.20 metres and eaves height of 3.0 metres.
Granted Prior approval Extension 12 docsSmall domestic -
138 Old Road East Gravesend Kent DA12 1PF
Erection of a part single, part two storey rear extension
Withdrawn Full applications Extension 17 docs
Other full applications
In Gravesham
-
20250763 Granted
Land At Dalefield Way (East) Gravesend Kent DA12 2FL
Change of use of the land for open storage (B8 use) primarily for equipment and operations related to Dalefield Way Industrial Park (B8 use) with associated installation of hardstanding/surface treatment, security fencing/gates, access, a soft landscaping mound, and erection of temporary office cabins.
-
20250558 Granted
East Court Farm Church Lane Gravesend Kent
Installation of 7 no. glamping pods/retreats and 4 no. barrel saunas with cold plunge for overnight guest use, external decking areas, permeable footpaths and vehicular track, parking and turning area, secure cycle storage and recycling/refuse storage, 2 no. private package treatment plants, landscaping and associated works.
-
20260454 Withdrawn
The Woodlands 217 Wrotham Road Gravesend Kent
Installation of new luminaires to existing external lighting suite, and new Illuminated bollards.
-
20250258 Granted
Dering Industrial Park Dering Way Gravesend Kent
Application for variation of condition 2 attached to planning permission reference number 20160114 for change of use of land to Use Class B8 Storage and Distribution together with formation of new access road; to allow for changes to the scale and siting of the approved B8 use class Plots (A, B, C, D and E) informed by the current layouts of occupied Plots A and B, Re-siting the approved shared central roadway via the existing security gate adjacent to Plot B, the central roadway would now be shared solely by Plots B, C, D and E with Plot A retaining independent gated access from the approved access road, as built and some changes to the siting of installations within each plot (e.g. septic tank, refuse points, noticeboards) to better suit the proposed layout and some changes to the siting of slot drains and storm water attenuation sites to better suit the proposed layout.
-
20260556 Granted
Golden Lion Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE
Extension to The Lion public house garden and associated alterations to access arrangements to the adjacent winery and associated works.