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19 Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7DD

20221213Full Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 2 February 2023

Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of part two storey and part single storey side/rear extension; refurbishment of existing single storey rear extension; and erection of pitched roof over existing front porch.

Received
11 November 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Higham
  1. Received11 Nov
  2. Validated14 Nov
  3. Consult.30 Dec
  4. Target9 Jan
  5. Decided2 Feb

Decided in 80 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 19 Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7DD. Gravesham has handled 2,688 applications of this type. This one was decided in 83 days, 4 weeks longer than Gravesham's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 7DD
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Higham

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 November 2022
Consultation expiry
30 December 2022
Consultation start
7 December 2022
Consultation end
30 December 2022
Neighbour consultation start
5 December 2022
Neighbour consultation end
26 December 2022
Last date for comments
30 December 2022
Target decision date
9 January 2023
Permission expires
2 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
68 Wilson Avenue, Rochester ME1 2RL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
9 December 2022
Site notice end
30 December 2022

Appeal history

3314826
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 23 November 2023Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11673295
Documents
14
Constraints
11

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

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