Mid Higham Post Office 2 Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7DA
Approved on 19 June 2019
Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Demolition of the existing single storey shop and the development of a new ground floor shop with two residential units at first floor level, the extension of the ground and first floor to the Post Master's flat, development of a new garage to the front of the shop and a new wall to the east side of the Post Office, alterations to the pedestrian access to the Post Master's flat and associated works.
- Received
- 24 April 2019
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Ward
- Higham
- ReceivedReceived24 Apr
- ValidatedValidated24 Apr
- Consult.Consultation30 May
- TargetTarget Date21 Jun
- DecidedDecided19 Jun
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Mid Higham Post Office 2 Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7DA. Gravesham has handled 2,688 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application 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).
Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address
Application details
- Postcode
- ME3 7DA
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Higham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 April 2019
- Consultation expiry
- 30 May 2019
- Consultation start
- 8 May 2019
- Consultation end
- 30 May 2019
- Neighbour consultation start
- 8 May 2019
- Neighbour consultation end
- 30 May 2019
- Last date for comments
- 30 May 2019
- Target decision date
- 21 June 2019
- Permission expires
- 19 June 2022
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Delta House Laser Quay Medway City Estate Rochester Kent ME2 4HU
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 58 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-07792137
- Documents
- 14
- Constraints
- 11
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202217 Oct
Erection of a side extension to the ground floor and rear extension to the first floor with additional roof…
ApprovedFull Planning Application20221110 - 202016 Jul
Erection of a single storey side extension, new boundary hedge to Hermitage Road boundary, widen side access…
ApprovedFull Planning Application20200694
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