5 Forge Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7AS
Refused on 10 April 2025
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Erection of single storey rear extension and rear dormer; Conversion of loft space into habitable rooms; Formation of frontage parking space and vehicle crossover.
- Received
- 29 January 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 9
- Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Ward
- Higham And Shorne
- ReceivedReceived29 Jan
- ValidatedValidated10 Feb
- Consult.Consultation1 Apr
- TargetTarget Date7 Apr
- DecidedDecided10 Apr
Decided in 59 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 5 Forge Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7AS. Gravesham has handled 2,688 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 2 weeks longer than Gravesham's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 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 7AS
- Application type
- Householder Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Higham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 February 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 1 April 2025
- Consultation start
- 11 March 2025
- Consultation end
- 1 April 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 10 February 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 3 March 2025
- Last date for comments
- 1 April 2025
- Target decision date
- 7 April 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- L Brown Associates Ltd 34 Fallowfield ME5 0DX Chatham Kent ME5 0DX
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Appeal history
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13729792
- Documents
- 34
- Constraints
- 13
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202622 May
Application for the approval of condition 3 and 4 attached to planning reference number 20250570
ApprovedDischarge of conditions20260395 - 20255 Jun
Formation of frontage parking space and vehicle crossover.
RefusedHouseholder20250570 - 202522 May
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed siting of a caravan for ancillary…
ApprovedProposed Lawful Development Certificate20250507
Source: Gravesham
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