Planning application
25 Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7DD
Works: Extension 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
Prior approval application for a single storey rear extension with a depth of 5.11 metres, maximum heigh of 3.72 metres, and eaves height of 2.80 metres.
As published by the council, reference 20260155
Application record
- Reference
- 20260155
- Type
- Prior Approval Extensions
- Status
- Pending Decision
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 6 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 6 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 9 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Higham And Shorne
- Parish
- Higham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME3 7DD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Feb 2026
Received by Gravesham
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9 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Gravesham granted permission on 9 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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