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Atbara Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7EQ

20211583Full Planning ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 29 April 2022

Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

*REVISED DESCRIPTION* Demolition of existing garage and provision of vehicle hardstanding in the front garden; erection of part single storey and part two storey front, rear and side extensions incorporating alterations to roof and two glazed Juliet balconies at first floor level to the rear elevation; and installation of a low level patio in the rear garden.

Received
29 December 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Higham
  1. Received29 Dec
  2. Validated30 Dec
  3. Consult.31 Mar
  4. Target24 Feb
  5. Decided29 Apr

Decided in 120 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Atbara Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7EQ. Gravesham has handled 2,688 applications of this type. This one was decided in 121 days, 9 weeks longer 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 7EQ
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Higham

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 December 2021
Consultation expiry
8 April 2022
Consultation start
10 March 2022
Consultation end
31 March 2022
Neighbour consultation start
10 March 2022
Neighbour consultation end
31 March 2022
Last date for comments
8 April 2022
Target decision date
24 February 2022
Permission expires
29 April 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Epmarket Wrotham Road Meopham DA13 0JH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
18 March 2022
Site notice end
8 April 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10506884
Documents
25
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: GraveshamNext to the site
  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2024
    26 Feb

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference number 20211583

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment20240180
  2. 2021
    29 Dec

    *REVISED DESCRIPTION* Demolition of existing garage and provision of vehicle hardstanding in the front…

    This applicationApprovedFull20211583

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