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37 Forge Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7AJ

20171015Full Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 22 November 2017

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a detached triple garage with storage over.

Received
20 September 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Higham
  1. Received20 Sep
  2. Validated22 Sep
  3. Consult.7 Nov
  4. Target17 Nov
  5. Decided22 Nov

Decided in 61 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at 37 Forge Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7AJ. Gravesham has handled 2,688 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 7 days longer than Gravesham's typical decision time. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 1 application across Higham. We hold 1,082 applications in total for the ME3 postcode area.

74% of full 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

Postcode
ME3 7AJ
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Higham

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 September 2017
Consultation expiry
7 November 2017
Consultation start
17 October 2017
Consultation end
7 November 2017
Neighbour consultation start
17 October 2017
Neighbour consultation end
7 November 2017
Last date for comments
7 November 2017
Target decision date
17 November 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent address
1 Gills Court Chaucer Close Medway City Estate Rochester Kent ME2 4NR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06392837
Documents
8
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, 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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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    28 Oct

    Erection of single-storey garage/outbuilding within the property frontage with associated hard and soft…

    PendingApplication20260999
  2. 2025
    8 Oct

    Retrospective application for retention of a detached garage outbuilding within the property frontage.

    ApprovedHouseholder20251017
  3. 2021
    15 Jul

    Application for variation of condition 2 of planning application 20200089 for the Application for variation…

    RefusedVariation of conditions (s73)20210893
  4. 2020
    28 Jan

    Application for variation of condition 2 attached to planning permission reference no. 20180925

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)20200089
  5. 2018
    4 Sep

    Demolition of an existing conservatory to facilitate a two storey extension to provide additional bedroom…

    ApprovedFull Planning Application20180925
  6. 2018
    6 Feb

    Demolition of existing conservatory, existing integral garage and utility room to facilitate a two storey…

    RefusedFull Planning Application20180116

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