St Margarets Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7ND

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

• 20260039 Granted

  St Margarets Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7ND

  Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Erection of a single storey rear extension with roof lantern. Conversion of loft space with hip to gable roof and two roof lights.

  Decided 11 Mar 2026 Lawful development

1. 29 Sep 2025

   Received by Gravesham

2. 28 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 18 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Certificate Refused

4. 11 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• Appeal: 2026/005/REF (Appeal Lodged)

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.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• St Margarets Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7ND

  20260039 Submitted 14 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Erection of a single storey rear extension with roof lantern. Conversion of loft space with hip to gable roof and two roof lights.

  Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer +1 7 docs
  Small domestic

• Land Adjacent To Acorn Villa & Ripley's View Hermitage Road Higham Rochester ME3 7ND

  20230264 Submitted 20 Mar 2023 100 yards away

  Prior Approval application (Class Q) for the change of use and conversion of 1 No agricultural building to 1 no. residential dwellings.

  Refused Other 12 docs

• Mill House Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7ND

  20260397 Submitted 17 Apr 2026 150 yards away

  Application for Listed Building Consent; Demolition of existing rear sun room and erection of a single storey rear extension with roof lights.

  Refused Extension Loft or dormer +1
  Small domestic

• Mill House Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7ND

  20260396 Submitted 17 Apr 2026 150 yards away

  Demolition of existing rear sun room and erection of a single storey rear extension with roof lights.

  Refused Extension Loft or dormer +1
  Small domestic

• Mill House Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7ND

  20250602 Submitted 17 Jun 2025 300 yards away

  Demolition of rear sun room and erection of a single storey rear extension with roof light.

  Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 15 docs
  Small domestic

• Mill House Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7ND

  20250603 Submitted 17 Jun 2025 300 yards away

  Application for Listed Building Consent; Demolition of rear sun room and erection of a single storey rear extension with roof light.

  Refused Heritage and listed buildings Extension Loft or dormer +1 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 20260717 Granted

  41 Central Avenue Gravesend Kent DA12 5AN

  Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Conversion of loft space to habitable room with rear dormer and installation of 3 roof lights to the front.

  Received 14 Jul, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 20260889 Awaiting decision

  192 Old Road West Gravesend Kent DA11 0LY

  Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Change of use from Class C3 dwellinghouse to Class C4 HMO. Construction of rear dormer, dormer to rear outrigger, roof lights to front roof elevation and alterations to fenestration.

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 20260881 Awaiting decision

  Land North Of Luddesdown Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent

  Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Laying a crushed stone surface to an existing farm track

  Received 3 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 20260882 Awaiting decision

  Land West Of Buckland Road Luddesdown Gravesend Kent

  Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Laying of a crushed stone surface to an existing farm track.

  Received 3 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 20260846 Awaiting decision

  25 The Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 0NA

  Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; Proposed change of use from an C4 HMO to a residential children's care home C3(b).

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development