1 Whitehouse Farm Cottages School Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7JH
Approved on 22 August 2019
Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Demolition of existing single storey side extension and erection of part two storey and part single storey side extension.
- Received
- 3 July 2019
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Ward
- Higham
- ReceivedReceived3 Jul
- ValidatedValidated4 Jul
- Consult.Consultation1 Aug
- TargetTarget Date30 Aug
- DecidedDecided22 Aug
Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 1 Whitehouse Farm Cottages School Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7JH. Gravesham has handled 2,688 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Gravesham's typical decision time. There have been 2 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 7JH
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Higham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 July 2019
- Consultation expiry
- 16 August 2019
- Consultation start
- 11 July 2019
- Consultation end
- 1 August 2019
- Neighbour consultation start
- 11 July 2019
- Neighbour consultation end
- 1 August 2019
- Last date for comments
- 16 August 2019
- Target decision date
- 30 August 2019
- Permission expires
- 22 August 2022
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 25 Vicarage Hill Westerham Kent TN16 1TL
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 57 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 26 July 2019
- Site notice end
- 16 August 2019
Appeal
- Appeal reference
- 2019/00061/COND
- Appeal status
- Decided
- Appeal result
- Appeal Allowed
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-07977856
- Documents
- 14
- Constraints
- 12
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: Gravesham
- 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.
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.
Source: Gravesham
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