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
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17 Feb 2026
Received by Gravesham
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23 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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.
Who's behind it
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Planning Design London Ltd. Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London
Active · incorporated 2025 · London
17 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 67% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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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 103 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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