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Farmcroft Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LP

Granted Gravesham 20251230 Householder Planning Application

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

Proposal

Erection of a detached garden building for use as a hobby room and garden storage.

As published by the council, reference 20251230

Application record

Reference
20251230
Type
Householder Planning Application
Status
Application Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
3 Dec 2025
Validated
3 Dec 2025
Decided
28 Jan 2026
Ward
Higham And Shorne
Parish
Higham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME3 7LP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Gravesham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20260838 Awaiting decision

    Farmcroft Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LP

    Application for the partial approval of condition 4 Part B and C (Watching Brief Specification) attached to planning reference number 20251230.

    Submitted 19 Aug 2026
  • 20260256 Granted

    Farmcroft Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LP

    Application for the partial approval of condition 4 Part A (Watching Brief Specification) attached to planning reference number 20251230.

    Decided 22 Apr 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Dec 2025

    Received by Gravesham

  2. 28 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 20260256 (Approval of details)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Penshurst Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Rochester

Active · incorporated 2010 · Rochester

5 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils

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Documents

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

18 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Gravesham granted permission on 28 January 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 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Giles Farm Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LP

    20240448 Submitted 20 May 2024 50 yards away

    Conversion of existing farm office building, store and stables to a residential dwelling, ancillary home office/games room, garden storage and re-purposed stable. Erection of boundary walls, repositioned vehicular access and erection of new entrance gates, and associated works.

    Refused Full applications 47 docs
    Domestic

  • 3 Church Cottages Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LR

    20240488 Submitted 31 May 2024 50 yards away

    Demolition of rear projection, erection of a single storey rear extension and alterations to the external facing materials of the existing dwelling.

    Granted Householder Extension Demolition 15 docs
    Small domestic

  • Old Vicarage Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LR

    20240178 Submitted 26 Feb 2024 50 yards away

    Erection of a single-storey rear extension and the conversion of a first-floor room into a bathroom.

    Refused Householder Extension 20 docs
    Small domestic

  • Old Vicarage Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LR

    20240179 Submitted 26 Feb 2024 50 yards away

    Application for Listed Building Consent for the erection of a single-storey rear extension and the conversion of a first-floor room into a bathroom.

    Refused Heritage and listed buildings Extension 17 docs
    Small domestic

  • Old Vicarage Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LR

    20240467 Submitted 22 May 2024 50 yards away

    Erection of a single-storey rear extension and the conversion of a first-floor room into a Bathroom.

    Granted Householder Extension 17 docs
    Small domestic

  • Old Vicarage Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LR

    20240468 Submitted 22 May 2024 50 yards away

    Application for Listed Building Consent for the erection of a single-storey rear extension and the conversion of a first-floor room into a Bathroom.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension 16 docs
    Small domestic

In Gravesham

  • 20260681 Refused

    14 Lime Avenue Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9PY

    Demolition of rear projection and erection of a single storey rear extension and loft conversion comprising rear dormer and hip to gable roof alteration.

    Received 6 Jul, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Householder
  • 20260899 Awaiting decision

    4 The Larches Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NQ

    Erection of a single story front extension.

    Received 7 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Householder
  • 20260860 Awaiting decision

    Green Hedges Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0HW

    Creation of a dropped kerb and a driveway.

    Received 26 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Householder
  • 20260158 Granted

    White House Farm School Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7JH

    Redevelopment of barn (building 5) and reconstruction of adjoining building (building 8).

    Received 9 Feb, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Householder
  • 20260744 Awaiting decision

    69 The Avenue Gravesend Kent DA11 0LX

    Erection of single storey outbuilding to be used for office/recreation/storage in rear garden.

    Received 22 Jul, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Householder