New housing in Gravesham Borough Council
We read Gravesham Borough Council's planning register every day. We hold 13,345 of its planning applications going back to 2005, and 84 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 61% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test, below the 75% at which national policy treats it as having an unmet need for housing.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 61% (2025): presumption
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 13,345
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 77 | 29 | 15 |
| 2025 | 83 | 41 | 28 |
| 2024 | 75 | 33 | 30 |
| 2023 | 128 | 53 | 58 |
| 2022 | 129 | 59 | 58 |
| 2021 | 180 | 96 | 68 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 725 | Land North Of Camer Road Meopham Gravesend Kent Outline planning application for up to 725 dwellings (Use Class C3), a new two-form entry primary school (Use Class F1), a Local Centre (up to 500sqm of Class E floorspace), the provision of Public Open Space including… 20260207 | Awaiting decision | 24 Feb 2026 |
| 360 | Land North Of Rede Court Road Strood Rochester Medway ME3 7NU Medway Council Consultation MC/26/1509 - Request for a scoping opinion for a residential-led development of up to 360 new homes. 20260866 | Awaiting decision | 27 Aug 2026 |
| 350 | Land At Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0AA Outline application for the erection of up to 350 residential dwellings, public open space and associated works. Approval is sought for the principal means of vehicular access from Wrotham Road and all other matters are… 20250992 | Awaiting decision | 7 Nov 2025 |
| 154 | Land At Rose Farm Downs Road Istead Rise Gravesend Kent Outline planning application for the demolition of 64 Downs Road and erection of up to 154No. residential dwellings (including affordable housing), with all matters reserved except for access. Creation of a new access… 20251233 | Awaiting decision | 9 Dec 2025 |
| 150 | Land West Of Norwood Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0YE Outline application with all matters reserved (except access) for a development of up to 150 dwellings (Use Class C3), including affordable dwellings, and associated landscaping, public open space and infrastructure… 20251116 | At appeal | 7 Nov 2025 |
| 120 | Land Adjacent To Longfield Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0EW Outline application for the erection of up to 120 residential dwellings, public open space and associated works. Approval is sought for the principal means of vehicular access from Longfield Road and all other matters… 20250993 | Awaiting decision | 7 Nov 2025 |
| 100 | Land North Of The Drove Way Istead Rise Gravesend Kent DA13 9JY Development for up to 100 residential dwellings (Class C3), including the formation of new accesses from The Drove Way, the provision of new areas of public open space and all other associated infrastructure and… 20260649 | Awaiting decision | 6 Aug 2026 |
| 76 | Milton Place Car Park Gravesend Kent Construction of 76 dwellings and associated infrastructure. 20250167 | Approved | 28 Feb 2025 |
| 67 | Woodlands Farm Wrotham Road Culverstone Gravesend Kent DA13 0RQ Outline planning application for the development of 67 dwellings, public open space and associated works, with approval sought for the principal means of vehicular access from Newlands Lane. All other matters are… 20260815 | Awaiting decision | 13 Aug 2026 |
| 50 | Land North Of High View School Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7HP Application for Outline application with all/some matters reserved for the development of up to 50 residential dwellings (including affordable housing), vehicular access road from School Lane, internal roads, car… 20260223 | Awaiting decision | 26 Feb 2026 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Gravesham Borough Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.