Planning application
Land North Of High View School Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7HP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for Outline application with all/some matters reserved for the development of up to 50 residential dwellings (including affordable housing), vehicular access road from School Lane, internal roads, car parking, landscaping, public open space, and other associated works and infrastructure. All matters to be reserved with the exception of the main site access.
As published by the council, reference 20260223
Application record
- Reference
- 20260223
- Type
- Outline Major Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 26 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 26 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Higham And Shorne
- Parish
- Higham
- Postcode
- ME3 7HP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Feb 2026
Received by Gravesham
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 May 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Gravesham took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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DHA Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Maidstone
Active · incorporated 1992 · Maidstone
403 applications on PlanIndex · across 55 councils · 93% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
341 documents on file for this application
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This application is with Gravesham for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen weeks. Over the last year Gravesham's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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