Land North Of Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent

20150354Overhead Electricity LinesApproved

Approved on 29 April 2015

Council decision: No Objections - SentDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Works to install 1 x pole and 1 x stay wires under existing line and removal of poles 711998, 711999, associated stay wires and HV overhead lines.

Received: 8 April 2015
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Gravesham Borough Council
Ward: Higham

ReceivedReceived8 Apr
ValidatedValidated8 Apr
Consult.Consultation15 May
TargetTarget Date3 Jun
DecidedDecided29 Apr

Decided in 21 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at Land North Of Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent. Gravesham has handled 75 applications of this type. This one was decided in 21 days, 5 weeks quicker than Gravesham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 1 application across Higham.

80% of all applications at Gravesham Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: Overhead Electricity Lines
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Higham

Planning application dates

Date validated: 8 April 2015
Consultation expiry: 15 May 2015
Consultation start: 24 April 2015
Consultation end: 15 May 2015
Last date for comments: 15 May 2015
Target decision date: 3 June 2015

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 3
Constraints: 9

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Green belt: GraveshamPart of the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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