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40 Walmers Avenue Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7EH

20260647Householder Planning ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 14 August 2026

Council decision: Permitted

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Erection of a single storey side infill extension, alterations to fenestration, and installation of a new entrance door.

Received
25 June 2026
Ward
Higham And Shorne
  1. Received25 Jun
  2. Validated25 Jun
  3. Consult.21 Jul
  4. Target20 Aug
  5. Decided14 Aug

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 40 Walmers Avenue Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7EH. Gravesham has handled 2,688 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Gravesham's typical decision time. 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 7EH
Application type
Householder Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Higham

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 June 2026
Consultation expiry
21 July 2026
Consultation start
30 June 2026
Consultation end
21 July 2026
Neighbour consultation start
30 June 2026
Neighbour consultation end
21 July 2026
Last date for comments
21 July 2026
Target decision date
20 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
85 Uxbridge Road Ealing Cross London W5 5BW

Planning decision

Case officer
Adeoye Lawal
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15035714
Comments
0
Documents
13
Constraints
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

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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