Sir John Falstaff Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NZ
Approved on 13 November 2025
Council decision: Certificate GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; change of use of storeroom into shop.
- Received
- 31 July 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Ward
- Higham And Shorne
- ReceivedReceived31 Jul
- ValidatedValidated18 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date13 Nov
- DecidedDecided13 Nov
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a change of use at Sir John Falstaff Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NZ. Gravesham has handled 589 applications of this type. This one was decided in 105 days, 7 weeks longer than Gravesham's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings 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.
76% of outline 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 7NZ
- Application type
- Proposed Lawful Development Certificate
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Higham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 September 2025
- Target decision date
- 13 November 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Sir John Falstaff
- Agent address
- Gravesend Road Gravesend Kent ME3 7NW United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Tree Preservation Order: TPO_1988_001Part of the site · +1 more
- Green belt: GraveshamPart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, 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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202511 Apr
Application for Listed Building Consent for the erection of illuminated and non-illuminated signs to the…
RefusedListed building consent20250364 - 202511 Apr
Advertisement consent; erection of illuminated and non-illuminated signs to the exterior of the building…
RefusedAdvertisement consent20250363 - 20232 Oct
Erection of a four bed dwelling house on the land to the rear of Sir John Falstaff Public House with…
RefusedFull Planning Application20231010
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