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Higham Grange Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NE

Refused Gravesham 20230005 Existing Lawful Development Certificate

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate in respect of the continued use of previous stable building as a 3 bedroom residential dwelling ancillary to the main house 'Higham Grange'

As published by the council, reference 20230005

Application record

Reference
20230005
Type
Existing Lawful Development Certificate
Status
Certificate Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Certificate Refused
Received
4 Jan 2023
Validated
19 Jan 2023
Decided
16 Mar 2023
Ward
Higham
Parish
Higham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME3 7NE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Jan 2023

    Received by Gravesham

  2. 19 Jan 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Certificate Refused

  4. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Gravesham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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