Planning application
Mill House Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7ND
Works: Extension Loft or dormer Demolition Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Demolition of rear sun room and erection of a single storey rear extension with roof light.
As published by the council, reference 20250602
Application record
- Reference
- 20250602
- Type
- Householder Planning Application
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 17 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 17 Jun 2025
- Decided
- 5 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Higham And Shorne
- Parish
- Higham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME3 7ND
Site history
Applications at this address on the Gravesham register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 4 refused.
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20260397 Refused
Mill House Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7ND
Application for Listed Building Consent; Demolition of existing rear sun room and erection of a single storey rear extension with roof lights.
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20260396 Refused
Mill House Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7ND
Demolition of existing rear sun room and erection of a single storey rear extension with roof lights.
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20250603 Refused
Mill House Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7ND
Application for Listed Building Consent; Demolition of rear sun room and erection of a single storey rear extension with roof light.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jun 2025
Received by Gravesham
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5 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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10 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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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 householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Mill House Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7ND
Application for Listed Building Consent; Demolition of rear sun room and erection of a single storey rear extension with roof light.
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Mill House Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7ND
Application for Listed Building Consent; Demolition of existing rear sun room and erection of a single storey rear extension with roof lights.
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Demolition of existing rear sun room and erection of a single storey rear extension with roof lights.
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