Planning application
Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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20260278 Granted
Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA
Application for Listed Building Consent; Demolition of western parapet wall.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2025
Received by Gravesham
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18 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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.
About full applications
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