Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA
Refused on 18 September 2020
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Retention of the Hewlett Pavilion on a permanent basis.
- Received
- 22 April 2020
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Ward
- Higham
- ReceivedReceived22 Apr
- ValidatedValidated11 May
- Consult.Consultation11 Jun
- TargetTarget Date6 Jul
- DecidedDecided18 Sep
Decided in 130 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA. Gravesham has handled 2,688 applications of this type. This one was decided in 149 days, 13 weeks longer than Gravesham's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 13 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 7PA
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Higham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 May 2020
- Consultation expiry
- 12 June 2020
- Consultation start
- 13 May 2020
- Consultation end
- 11 June 2020
- Neighbour consultation start
- 13 May 2020
- Neighbour consultation end
- 3 June 2020
- Last date for comments
- 12 June 2020
- Target decision date
- 6 July 2020
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 39 Wrotham Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0PN
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 21 May 2020
- Advertisement expiry
- 11 June 2020
- Site notice start
- 22 May 2020
- Site notice end
- 12 June 2020
Appeal
- Appeal reference
- 2020/00059/REF
- Appeal status
- Appeal Dismissed
- Appeal result
- Appeal Dismissed
Appeal history
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-08665255
- 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 (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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
13 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202612 Jun
Application for the approval of condition 3 attached to planning reference number 20260278
ApprovedDischarge of conditions20260609 - 202628 May
Application for Listed Building Consent; opening of helical stair lining to allow structural investigation.
ApprovedListed building consent20260546 - 202623 Mar
Application for the partial approval of condition 3 (3. Repairs to garden walls) and (5. Gardener's Cottage…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions20260308 - 202611 Mar
Application for Listed Building Consent; Demolition of western parapet wall.
ApprovedListed building consent20260278 - 202611 Mar
Application for Listed Building Consent; Part demolition of eastern boundary wall and erection of a timber…
WithdrawnListed building consent20260279 - 20251 Sep
Retention of the Hewlett Pavilion and ancillary buildings on a permanent basis with associated external…
ApprovedFull Planning Application20250863 - 202521 May
Installation of a proposed polycarbonate roof canopy over outdoor seating area.
ApprovedFull Planning Application20250506 - 202514 Apr
Application for Listed Building Consent; removal of floorboards to examine the floor joists. The floorboards…
ApprovedListed building consent20250370 - 20241 Oct
Application for the approval of condition 3.2 and 4.2 attached to planning reference number 20230281
ApprovedDischarge of conditions20240889 - 202323 Mar
Application for Listed Building Consent for roof and ceiling repairs to classroom H1 and library extension…
ApprovedListed building consent20230281 - 20207 Feb
Retention of existing temporary portacabin for a period of three years or until Phase II of the current…
ApprovedFull Planning Application20200132 - 201621 Mar
Retention of the single storey building (Hewlett Pavilion) to the south of the walled kitchen garden to…
ApprovedFull Planning Application20160271 - 201621 Mar
***REVISED DESCRIPTION***Retention of existing temporary single storey portacabin to provide a classroom for…
ApprovedFull Planning Application20160272
Source: Gravesham
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