Barn At Whitehouse Farm School Lane Higham Rochester Kent
Approved on 8 June 2021
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for the proposed change of use and conversion of an agricultural barn to a dwelling.
- Received
- 26 March 2021
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Ward
- Higham
- ReceivedReceived26 Mar
- ValidatedValidated13 Apr
- Consult.Consultation26 May
- TargetTarget Date8 Jun
- DecidedDecided8 Jun
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at Barn At Whitehouse Farm School Lane Higham Rochester Kent. Gravesham has handled 75 applications of this type. This one was decided in 74 days, 3 weeks longer than Gravesham's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 1 application across Higham.
80% of all 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
- Application type
- Agricultural to Residential
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Higham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 April 2021
- Consultation expiry
- 4 June 2021
- Consultation start
- 5 May 2021
- Consultation end
- 26 May 2021
- Neighbour consultation start
- 5 May 2021
- Neighbour consultation end
- 26 May 2021
- Last date for comments
- 4 June 2021
- Target decision date
- 8 June 2021
- Permission expires
- 8 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- The Old Bank 257 New Church Road Hove BN3 4EE
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 13 May 2021
- Advertisement expiry
- 3 June 2021
- Site notice start
- 14 May 2021
- Site notice end
- 4 June 2021
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-09659147
- Documents
- 14
- Constraints
- 11
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.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
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