®Planning appeal decision
78 Peacock Street, Gravesend, DA12 1EG
Planning appeal 6001562 at 78 Peacock Street, Gravesend, DA12 1EG (Gravesham Borough Council) was allowed on 10 March 2026 by Inspector Francis L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the appeal proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring residents with regard to noise and disturbance.
Change of use from Public House (sui generis) to Place of Worship or Religious Instruction (Class F1) at ground floor
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Francis L
- Postcode
- DA12 1EG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the appeal proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring residents with regard to noise and disturbance
- highway safety
What decided it
The fallback position of the former public house, which operated until 11:30pm and would have generated significant noise and activity, provided the decisive comparison showing that the proposed mosque use would not result in unacceptable harm to neighbouring residents' living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS19Policy CS10Policy P5Policy T1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 98
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.