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Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA

Granted Gravesham 20250863 Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Retention of the Hewlett Pavilion and ancillary buildings on a permanent basis with associated external alterations.

As published by the council, reference 20250863

Application record

Reference
20250863
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Application Permitted
Decision
Permitted
Received
1 Sep 2025
Validated
1 Sep 2025
Decided
18 Jun 2026
Ward
Higham And Shorne
Parish
Higham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME3 7PA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Gravesham register

This site has had 7 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20260609 Awaiting decision

    Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA

    Application for the approval of condition 3 attached to planning reference number 20260278 relating to a sample of the red 'rubber' brick.

    Submitted 12 Jun 2026
  • 20260546 Granted

    Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA

    Application for Listed Building Consent; opening of helical stair lining to allow structural investigation.

    Decided 5 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 20260308 Awaiting decision

    Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA

    Application for the partial approval of condition 3 (3. Repairs to garden walls) and (5. Gardener's Cottage Chimney) attached to planning reference number 20230281.

    Submitted 23 Mar 2026
  • 20260279 Awaiting decision

    Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA

    Application for Listed Building Consent; Part demolition of eastern boundary wall and erection of a timber fence.

    Submitted 11 Mar 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 20260278 Granted

    Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA

    Application for Listed Building Consent; Demolition of western parapet wall.

    Decided 6 May 2026
  • 20240889 Granted

    Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA

    Application for the approval of condition 3.2 and 4.2 attached to planning reference number 20230281 relating to cupola repairs.

    Decided 26 Nov 2024 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Sep 2025

    Received by Gravesham

  2. 18 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

26 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Gravesham granted permission on 18 June 2026, 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.

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