Planning application
Barn North Of Abbey Farm Barn Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LS
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed; Change of use of an agricultural building into five holiday let accommodation units, of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R.
As published by the council, reference 20260568
Application record
- Reference
- 20260568
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 2 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 23 Jul 2026
- Parish
- Higham
- Postcode
- ME3 7LS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Gravesham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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20240139 Refused
Barn North Of Abbey Farm Barn Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LS
Change of use of an agricultural building into Five Holiday Let Accommodation Units.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jun 2026
Received by Gravesham
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23 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Aug 2026
Status changed to Unknown
Previously Pending Decision.
What this refusal means
Gravesham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Gravesham's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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