Planning application
Willow Platt Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NF
Works: New dwelling Extension Demolition Small 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 variation of condition 2 attached to planning permission reference number 20250481 for demolition of bungalow and erection of a two storey self build dwelling on the site of the former bungalow (part retrospective); to allow front gable projection, porch, reduction to single storey rear projection with pyramid light above.
As published by the council, reference 20251022
Application record
- Reference
- 20251022
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 10 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 28 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 19 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Higham And Shorne
- Parish
- Higham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME3 7NF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Gravesham register
This site has had 6 applications since 2023: 5 approved, 1 refused.
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20260587 Granted
Willow Platt Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NF
Erection of detached garage, increased ridge height, erection of a rear dormer, conversion of the roof space to habitable rooms and rooflights to the front.
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20260375 Granted
Willow Platt Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NF
Application for approval of condition 12 and 14 attached to planning permission reference number 20251022 relating to details of how the vehicle parking areas formed, surfaced, drained and marked out in accordance with a scheme and a detailed plan(s) showing how the development will enhance biodiversity.
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20260022 Granted
Willow Platt Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NF
Application for approval of condition 3, 5, 7 and 10 attached to planning permission reference number 20251022 relating to a comprehensive Code of Construction Practice, details and samples of all materials and finishes to be used in the external faces of the building, a scheme detailing the proposed hard surface treatments and screening by walls, fences or other means, and a scheme detailing the proposed soft landscaping.
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20230345 Refused
Willow Platt Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NF
Application for prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for enlargement of a dwelling by construction of additional storey with a maximum height of 7.95 metres.
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20230251 Granted
Willow Platt Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NF
Prior approval application for a single storey rear extension with a depth of 8.00 metres, maximum height of 4.00 metres and eaves height of 2.59 metres.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Oct 2025
Received by Gravesham
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28 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Gravesham granted permission on 19 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.
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Willow Platt Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NF
Application for approval of condition 3, 5, 7 and 10 attached to planning permission reference number 20251022 relating to a comprehensive Code of Construction Practice, details and samples of all materials and finishes to be used in the external faces of the building, a scheme detailing the proposed hard surface treatments and screening by walls, fences or other means, and a scheme detailing the proposed soft landscaping.
Granted Conditions 23 docs -
Willow Platt Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NF
Application for prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for enlargement of a dwelling by construction of additional storey with a maximum height of 7.95 metres.
Refused Householder 10 docsDomestic -
Willow Platt Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NF
Application for approval of condition 12 and 14 attached to planning permission reference number 20251022 relating to details of how the vehicle parking areas formed, surfaced, drained and marked out in accordance with a scheme and a detailed plan(s) showing how the development will enhance biodiversity.
Granted Conditions 7 docs -
Willow Platt Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NF
Prior approval application for a single storey rear extension with a depth of 8.00 metres, maximum height of 4.00 metres and eaves height of 2.59 metres.
Granted Prior approval Extension 10 docsSmall domestic -
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Demolition of rear sun room and erection of a single storey rear extension with roof light.
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