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55 And Land Adjacent To Forge Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7AH

20171162Full Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 27 April 2018

Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing garages and erection of detached two storey three bedroom dwelling with rooms in the roof space with provision of parking spaces in front garden.

Received
27 October 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
6
Ward
Higham
  1. Received27 Oct
  2. Validated27 Oct
  3. Consult.5 Apr
  4. Target22 Dec
  5. Decided27 Apr

Decided in 182 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 55 And Land Adjacent To Forge Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7AH. Gravesham has handled 2,688 applications of this type. This one was decided in 182 days, 18 weeks longer than Gravesham's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 7AH
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Higham

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 October 2017
Consultation expiry
5 April 2018
Consultation start
13 March 2018
Consultation end
5 April 2018
Neighbour consultation start
17 November 2017
Neighbour consultation end
8 December 2017
Last date for comments
5 April 2018
Target decision date
22 December 2017
Permission expires
27 April 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Delta House Laser Quay Medway City Estate Rochester Kent ME2 4HU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06491813
Documents
14
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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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