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Little Hermitage Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent

Granted Gravesham 20250759 Full Planning Application

Works: New dwelling Domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use from a wedding venue to a detached dwelling C3 use.

As published by the council, reference 20250759

Application record

Reference
20250759
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Application Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
28 Jul 2025
Validated
28 Jul 2025
Decided
8 Dec 2025
Ward
Higham And Shorne
Parish
Higham
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Gravesham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20250760 Granted

    Little Hermitage Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent

    Application for Listed Building Consent; Change of use from a wedding venue to a detached dwelling C3 use.

    Decided 8 Dec 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Jul 2025

    Received by Gravesham

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 10 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Gravesham granted permission on 8 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Little Hermitage Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent

    20250760 Submitted 28 Jul 2025 8m away

    Application for Listed Building Consent; Change of use from a wedding venue to a detached dwelling C3 use.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings New dwelling 12 docs
    Domestic
  • Land North Of Rede Court Road Strood Rochester Medway ME3 7NU

    20260866 Submitted 27 Aug 2026 16m away

    83% historically approved · decision due ~22 Oct

    Medway Council Consultation MC/26/1509 - Request for a scoping opinion for a residential-led development of up to 360 new homes.

    Awaiting decision
  • The Moorings Dillywood Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NT

    20260129 Submitted 2 Feb 2026 176m away

    Felling of conifer tree and erection of a carriage house.

    Granted Householder Trees 13 docs
    Domestic
  • Dillywood Garden Centre Dillywood Lane Wainscott Rochester Medway ME3 7NT

    MC/26/0438 Submitted 4 Mar 2026 221m away

    Application for a Non-Material Amendment on planning permission MC/24/0266 to change the design of the car ports for units 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 12; to move the car port location for unit 3 and to amend the dwelling type for unit 8 from Type C to Type B.

    Decided 7 docs
    Domestic
  • Dillywood Garden Centre Dillywood Lane Wainscott Rochester Medway ME3 7NT

    MC/26/1430 Submitted 28 Jul 2026 221m away

    Details pursuant to condition 17 (Drainage Verification) on planning application MC/24/0266 - Construction of 12 detached dwellings with associated parking, access and landscaping - demolition of existing garden centre and associated buildings

    Decided Demolition 6 docs
  • Dillywood Garden Centre Dillywood Lane Wainscott Rochester Medway ME3 7NT

    MC/26/1576 Submitted 18 Aug 2026 221m away

    69% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct

    Details pursuant to condition 25 (Climate Change Verification) on planning permission MC/24/0266 for Construction of 12 detached dwellings with associated parking, access and landscaping - demolition of existing garden centre and associated buildings

    Awaiting decision Demolition 2 docs

In Gravesham

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    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.

    Received 29 Jul, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 20250558 Granted

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    Received 5 Jun, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 20260454 Withdrawn

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    Received 1 May, published by the council 26 Jul 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.

    Received 19 Mar, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 20260556 Granted

    Golden Lion Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent DA13 0XE

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    Received 29 May, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Full applications