Planning application
20260491
29 Orchard Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 7NX
Proposal
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Change of Use from a Class C3 dwellinghouse to a Class C2 Children's Residential Care Home with associated care staff.
As published by the council, reference 20260491
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
12 May 2026
Received by Gravesham
-
9 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Certificate Granted
-
26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
-
20260097 Refused
20 Orchard Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 7NX
Erection of a part single and part two storey rear extension.
-
20260346 Granted
20 Orchard Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 7NX
Erection of a part single and part two storey rear extension.
-
20251101 Granted
32 Brenchley Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 7RQ
Erection of a single storey rear extension with roof lights.
-
20260099 Refused
Side Garden Of 4 Golf Links Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 7PA
Application for the approval of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 attached to planning permission reference number 20220317 relating to a scheme detailing the proposed external facing materials (3), hard landscaping and boundary treatment (4), soft landscaping (5), cycle storage (6), parking visibility splays (7), Electric Vehicle Charging Point(s) (8), contaminated land survey (9).
-
20240836 Granted
8 Orchard Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 7NX
Retrospective application for the erection of a single storey side and rear extension with 3 roof lights, raising the garage height and porch infill.
-
20210761 Granted
6 Brenchley Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 7RQ
Demolition of garage, erection of a single storey side extension and erection of a single storey rear extension.
Other lawful development applications
In Gravesham
-
20260599 Granted
88 Vale Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8DA
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Erection of a single-storey outbuilding for ancillary use to the main dwelling.
-
20260590 Granted
24 Barley Drive Gravesend Kent DA11 7GP
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; erection of a single storey rear extension with roof lights and French folding doors.
-
20260586 Refused
Sunny Side Round Street Cobham Gravesend Kent DA13 9AY
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Erection of a two storey rear extension and single storey side extension.
-
20260576 Granted
Sunny Side Round Street Cobham Gravesend Kent DA13 9AY
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Erection of a single storey garden building.
-
20260758 Awaiting decision
15 Upper Avenue Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9DA
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Installation of a dropped kerb and front driveway.