Planning application
Little Hermitage Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent
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
Application for Listed Building Consent; Change of use from a wedding venue to a detached dwelling C3 use.
As published by the council, reference 20250760
Application record
- Reference
- 20250760
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- 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.
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20250759 Granted
Little Hermitage Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent
Change of use from a wedding venue to a detached dwelling C3 use.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jul 2025
Received by Gravesham
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8 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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10 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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