Land Rear Of Hilary Cottage Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent

1. 28 Mar 2025

   Received by Gravesham

2. 8 Aug 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 3 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Gravesham took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Gravesham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Gravesham decided full applications in a median of 78 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• Higham Grange Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NE

  20230005 Submitted 4 Jan 2023 277m away

  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'

  Refused Lawful development 6 docs
  Domestic

• Willow Platt Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NF

  20260587 Submitted 5 Jun 2026 288m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~10 Aug

  Erection of attached garage, erection of a rear dormer, conversion of the roof space to habitable rooms and rooflights to the front.

  Awaiting decision Loft or dormer

• 4 The Larches Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NQ

  20260899 Submitted 7 Sep 2026 361m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~3 Nov

  Erection of a single story front extension.

  Awaiting decision Extension

• Tawahi Telegraph Hill Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NW

  20251126 Submitted 6 Nov 2025 374m away

  Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; erection of a garage and summerhouse.

  Granted Lawful development 18 docs

• Tawahi Telegraph Hill Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NW

  20250819 Submitted 13 Aug 2025 383m away

  Demolition of garage and erection of a two storey rear extension and single storey side extension, creation of new hip roof to front elevation and replacement of existing tiled roof covering with new reconstituted slate roofing finish with changes to fenestration.

  Granted Householder Extension Roofing +2 21 docs
  Small domestic

• The Olive Tree Telegraph Hill Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NW

  20230081 Submitted 30 Jan 2023 409m away

  Erection of a detached double garage

  Granted Full applications 5 docs

• 20250763 Granted

  Land At Dalefield Way (East) Gravesend Kent DA12 2FL

  Change of use of the land for open storage (B8 use) primarily for equipment and operations related to Dalefield Way Industrial Park (B8 use) with associated installation of hardstanding/surface treatment, security fencing/gates, access, a soft landscaping mound, and erection of temporary office cabins.

  29 Jul 2025 Full applications
• 20250558 Granted

  East Court Farm Church Lane Gravesend Kent

  Installation of 7 no. glamping pods/retreats and 4 no. barrel saunas with cold plunge for overnight guest use, external decking areas, permeable footpaths and vehicular track, parking and turning area, secure cycle storage and recycling/refuse storage, 2 no. private package treatment plants, landscaping and associated works.

  5 Jun 2025 Full applications
• 20260454 Withdrawn

  The Woodlands 217 Wrotham Road Gravesend Kent

  Installation of new luminaires to existing external lighting suite, and new Illuminated bollards.

  1 May 2026 Full applications
• 20250258 Granted

  Dering Industrial Park Dering Way Gravesend Kent

  Application for variation of condition 2 attached to planning permission reference number 20160114 for change of use of land to Use Class B8 Storage and Distribution together with formation of new access road; to allow for changes to the scale and siting of the approved B8 use class Plots (A, B, C, D and E) informed by the current layouts of occupied Plots A and B, Re-siting the approved shared central roadway via the existing security gate adjacent to Plot B, the central roadway would now be shared solely by Plots B, C, D and E with Plot A retaining independent gated access from the approved access road, as built and some changes to the siting of installations within each plot (e.g. septic tank, refuse points, noticeboards) to better suit the proposed layout and some changes to the siting of slot drains and storm water attenuation sites to better suit the proposed layout.

  19 Mar 2025 Full applications
• 20260556 Granted

  Golden Lion Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE

  Extension to The Lion public house garden and associated alterations to access arrangements to the adjacent winery and associated works.

  29 May 2026 Full applications