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37 Forge Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7AJ

20260999Awaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Erection of single-storey garage/outbuilding within the property frontage with associated hard and soft landscaping.

Received
14 October 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 8 November 2026
Ward
Higham And Shorne
  1. Received14 Oct
  2. Validated28 Oct
  3. Consult.18 Nov
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a garage at 37 Forge Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7AJ. Gravesham has handled 5,097 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 28 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 6 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.

Application details

Postcode
ME3 7AJ
Parish
Higham

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 October 2026
Consultation end
18 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Mrs Lucy Hankin

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.

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    8 Oct

    Retrospective application for retention of a detached garage outbuilding within the property frontage.

    ApprovedHouseholder20251017
  2. 2021
    15 Jul

    Application for variation of condition 2 of planning application 20200089 for the Application for variation…

    RefusedVariation of conditions (s73)20210893
  3. 2020
    28 Jan

    Application for variation of condition 2 attached to planning permission reference no. 20180925

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)20200089
  4. 2018
    4 Sep

    Demolition of an existing conservatory to facilitate a two storey extension to provide additional bedroom…

    ApprovedFull Planning Application20180925
  5. 2018
    6 Feb

    Demolition of existing conservatory, existing integral garage and utility room to facilitate a two storey…

    RefusedFull Planning Application20180116
  6. 2017
    20 Sep

    Erection of a detached triple garage with storage over.

    RefusedFull Planning Application20171015

Source: Gravesham

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