Planning application
Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA
Works: Demolition Small domestic
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Proposal
Application for Listed Building Consent; Part demolition of eastern boundary wall and erection of a timber fence.
As published by the council, reference 20260279
Application record
- Reference
- 20260279
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Higham And Shorne
- Parish
- Higham
- Postcode
- ME3 7PA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Gravesham register
This site has had 7 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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20260609 Awaiting decision
Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA
Application for the approval of condition 3 attached to planning reference number 20260278 relating to a sample of the red 'rubber' brick.
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20260546 Granted
Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA
Application for Listed Building Consent; opening of helical stair lining to allow structural investigation.
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20260308 Awaiting decision
Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA
Application for the partial approval of condition 3 (3. Repairs to garden walls) and (5. Gardener's Cottage Chimney) attached to planning reference number 20230281.
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20260278 Granted
Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA
Application for Listed Building Consent; Demolition of western parapet wall.
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20250863 Granted
Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA
Retention of the Hewlett Pavilion and ancillary buildings on a permanent basis with associated external alterations.
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20240889 Granted
Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA
Application for the approval of condition 3.2 and 4.2 attached to planning reference number 20230281 relating to cupola repairs.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Mar 2026
Received by Gravesham
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Gravesham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Gravesham decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 108 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA
Application for Listed Building Consent; opening of helical stair lining to allow structural investigation.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 12 docs -
Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA
Retention of the Hewlett Pavilion and ancillary buildings on a permanent basis with associated external alterations.
Granted Full applications 26 docs -
Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA
Application for the approval of condition 3.2 and 4.2 attached to planning reference number 20230281 relating to cupola repairs.
Granted Conditions 11 docs -
Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA
83% historically approved · decision due ~18 May
Application for the partial approval of condition 3 (3. Repairs to garden walls) and (5. Gardener's Cottage Chimney) attached to planning reference number 20230281.
Awaiting decision -
Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA
Application for Listed Building Consent; Demolition of western parapet wall.
Granted Demolition -
Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA
83% historically approved · decision due ~7 Aug
Application for the approval of condition 3 attached to planning reference number 20260278 relating to a sample of the red 'rubber' brick.
Awaiting decision
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20260062 Granted
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20260546 Granted
Gads Hill House School Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7PA
Application for Listed Building Consent; opening of helical stair lining to allow structural investigation.
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20260713 Awaiting decision
Britannia Refined Metals Ltd Lower Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9BG
Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for the demolition of redundant metal framed/corrugated roof storage shed within the site confines.
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20260168 Granted
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