Planning application
53 Villa Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7BU
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Conversion of existing garage/gym into annex.
As published by the council, reference 20251093
Application record
- Reference
- 20251093
- Type
- Householder Planning Application
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 28 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 24 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 16 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Higham And Shorne
- Parish
- Higham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME3 7BU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Gravesham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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20260103 Granted
53 Villa Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7BU
Partial conversion of outbuilding into annex, alterations to existing off-road parking.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Oct 2025
Received by Gravesham
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24 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
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.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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