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37 Forge Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7AJ

20210893Full Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 2 September 2021

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for variation of condition 2 of planning application 20200089 for the Application for variation of condition 2 attached to planning permission reference no. 20180925 for the demolition of an existing conservatory to facilitate a two storey extension to provide additional bedroom space and ground floor accommodation, incorporating two new dormer windows and two Juliette balconies to the first floor. Conversion of a garage into habitable space with the addition of 2 new velux windows. Erection of a new 2 bay garage; to allow the new the new garage to be built in an alternative position to that approved; to allow the increase the footprint of the new garage slightly and drawing no. PL/0464/10 Rev F to be substituted with drawing no. PL/464/10 Rev G.

Received
15 July 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Higham
  1. Received15 Jul
  2. Validated15 Jul
  3. Consult.10 Aug
  4. Target9 Sep
  5. Decided2 Sep

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 37 Forge Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7AJ. Gravesham has handled 2,688 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Gravesham's typical decision time. The site is in the Wroxham conservation area. 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
15 July 2021
Consultation expiry
13 August 2021
Consultation start
20 July 2021
Consultation end
10 August 2021
Neighbour consultation start
20 July 2021
Neighbour consultation end
10 August 2021
Last date for comments
13 August 2021
Target decision date
9 September 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Hollywood House 76 Hollywood Lane Wainscott Rochester Kent ME3 8AR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
23 July 2021
Site notice end
13 August 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10029919
Comments
0
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.

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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Associated applications

  1. 2021
    15 Jul

    Application for variation of condition 2 of planning application 20200089 for the Application for variation…

    This applicationRefusedVariation of conditions (s73)20210893
  2. 2020
    28 Jan

    Application for variation of condition 2 attached to planning permission reference no. 20180925

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)Part of20200089
  3. 2018
    4 Sep

    Demolition of an existing conservatory to facilitate a two storey extension to provide additional bedroom…

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationPart of20180925

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