Planning application
53 Villa Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7BU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Partial conversion of outbuilding into annex, alterations to existing off-road parking.
As published by the council, reference 20260103
Application record
- Reference
- 20260103
- Type
- Householder Planning Application
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 28 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 25 Mar 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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20251093 Refused
53 Villa Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7BU
Conversion of existing garage/gym into annex.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jan 2026
Received by Gravesham
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25 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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26 Jul 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 grant of permission means
Gravesham granted permission on 25 March 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.
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