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Tawahi Telegraph Hill Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NW

20230682Full Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 15 August 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a double storey front and rear extension, conversion of loft space, to include two dormers, conversion of garage, to include a new roof. Erection of an outbuilding for car parking, storage and office space, and changes to fenestration.

Received
28 June 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
10
Ward
Higham And Shorne
  1. Received28 Jun
  2. Validated3 Jul
  3. Consult.14 Aug
  4. Target28 Aug
  5. Decided15 Aug

Decided in 43 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at Tawahi Telegraph Hill Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NW. Gravesham has handled 2,688 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days quicker than Gravesham's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 129 applications across Higham And Shorne. 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 7NW
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Higham

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 July 2023
Consultation expiry
14 August 2023
Consultation start
24 July 2023
Consultation end
14 August 2023
Neighbour consultation start
24 July 2023
Neighbour consultation end
14 August 2023
Last date for comments
14 August 2023
Target decision date
28 August 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
93 Cotmandene Crescent Orpington Kent BR5 2RA United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
14 July 2023
Site notice end
4 August 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12258341
Documents
17
Constraints
10

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

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.

Source: Gravesham

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