23 Telegraph Hill Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NW
Approved on 30 July 2026
Council decision: PermittedDelegated (officer decision)10 conditions
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Proposal
Demolition of existing conservatory. Erection of a part single storey part two storey rear extension. Erection of two two storey side extensions with dormer roof extensions to the front and one rooflight to the side roof slope. Erection of a two storey front extension and two storey porch. Erection of a detached double garage.
- Received
- 1 April 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 7
- Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Ward
- Higham And Shorne
- ReceivedReceived1 Apr
- ValidatedValidated15 Apr
- Consult.Consultation14 Jul
- TargetTarget Date10 Jun
- DecidedDecided30 Jul
Decided in 106 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 23 Telegraph Hill Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NW. Gravesham has handled 2,688 applications of this type. This one was decided in 120 days, 9 weeks longer than Gravesham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application 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
- Householder Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Higham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 April 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 14 July 2026
- Consultation start
- 30 June 2026
- Consultation end
- 14 July 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 30 June 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 14 July 2026
- Last date for comments
- 14 July 2026
- Target decision date
- 10 June 2026
- Permission expires
- 30 July 2029
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- DESIGN STUDIO PRIESTFIELD STADIUM REDFERN AVENUE GILLINGHAM ME7 4DD
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Mrs Lucy Hankin
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 1 May 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 22 May 2026
- Site notice start
- 1 May 2026
- Site notice end
- 22 May 2026
Appeal history
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14827437
- Documents
- 29
- Constraints
- 14
Site constraints
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.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: Gravesham
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