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41A Forge Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7AJ

20201372Full Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 26 March 2021

Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Retrospective application for a garage.

Received
29 December 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Higham
  1. Received29 Dec
  2. Validated18 Jan
  3. Consult.10 Feb
  4. Target15 Mar
  5. Decided26 Mar

Decided in 67 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at 41A Forge Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7AJ. Gravesham has handled 2,688 applications of this type. This one was decided in 87 days, 4 weeks 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
18 January 2021
Consultation expiry
12 February 2021
Consultation start
20 January 2021
Consultation end
10 February 2021
Neighbour consultation start
20 January 2021
Neighbour consultation end
10 February 2021
Last date for comments
12 February 2021
Target decision date
15 March 2021
Permission expires
26 March 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The Clubhouse 50 Grosvenor Hill London W1K 3QT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
22 January 2021
Site notice end
12 February 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09299193
Documents
7
Constraints
10

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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Associated applications

  1. 2020
    29 Dec

    Retrospective application for a garage.

    This applicationApprovedFull20201372
  2. 2020
    29 Dec

    Application for variation of condition 2 attached to planning permission reference no. 20191183 to replace…

    PendingVariation of conditions (s73)Filed alongside20201373

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    21 Oct

    Demolition of existing side conservatory, chimney stack and flue, and erection of a single storey side…

    ApprovedHouseholder20240953
  2. 2022
    28 Feb

    **REVISED DESCRIPTION** Retrospective application for retention of a conservatory.

    PendingFull Planning Application20220214
  3. 2021
    7 Sep

    Retrospective application for retention of first floor patio terrace and other associated works

    ApprovedFull Planning Application20211102
  4. 2020
    3 Jul

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission reference number 20191183

    ApprovedNon-material amendment20200634
  5. 2019
    11 Nov

    Erection of a single storey rear extension, alterations to the roof for an infill extension at first floor on…

    ApprovedFull Planning Application20191183

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