School Lane Higham Rochester Kent

20250886Telecommunication WorksApproved

Approved on 17 September 2025

Council decision: No Objection (TWORK)Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2017 (as amended) - Regulation 5 Notice of intention to install new 10m light pole required.

Received: 29 August 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Gravesham Borough Council
Ward: Higham And Shorne

ReceivedReceived29 Aug
ValidatedValidated29 Aug
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date19 Sep
DecidedDecided17 Sep

Decided in 19 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at School Lane Higham Rochester Kent. Gravesham has handled 67 applications of this type. This one was decided in 19 days, 5 weeks quicker than Gravesham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 129 applications across Higham And Shorne.

84% of telecoms 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

Application type: Telecommunication Works
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 29 August 2025
Target decision date: 19 September 2025
Permission expires: 17 September 2030

Planning decision

Statutory period: 21 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 5
Constraints: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Green belt: Gravesham
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.

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Source: Gravesham

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