Planning decisions in Gravesham
As of 29 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Gravesham approved 78% of 2,501 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 77% approved (576 decided, ~55 days)
- Rear extension : 77% approved (394 decided, ~54 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 79% approved (240 decided, ~55 days)
- Demolition : 73% approved (233 decided, ~57 days)
- Side extension : 74% approved (185 decided, ~55 days)
- Loft conversion : 76% approved (155 decided, ~56 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 82% approved (121 decided, ~61 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 89% approved (103 decided, ~40 days)
- Change of use : 72% approved (102 decided, ~65 days)
- Two-storey extension : 63% approved (97 decided, ~61 days)
- Tree work : 100% approved (86 decided, ~34 days) †
- Porch : 75% approved (84 decided, ~57 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 87% approved (71 decided, ~53 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 83% approved (54 decided, ~58 days)
† We hold no refused decisions for this type here, so treat a full approval rate with caution. The council's own portal has the complete history.
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Gravesham, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.