Planning application
Willow Platt Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NF
Works: Loft or dormer Roofing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of detached garage, increased ridge height, erection of a rear dormer, conversion of the roof space to habitable rooms and rooflights to the front.
As published by the council, reference 20260587
Application record
- Reference
- 20260587
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 5 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 16 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Higham And Shorne
- Parish
- Higham
- Postcode
- ME3 7NF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Gravesham register
This site has had 6 applications since 2023: 5 approved, 1 refused.
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20260375 Granted
Willow Platt Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NF
Application for approval of condition 12 and 14 attached to planning permission reference number 20251022 relating to details of how the vehicle parking areas formed, surfaced, drained and marked out in accordance with a scheme and a detailed plan(s) showing how the development will enhance biodiversity.
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20260022 Granted
Willow Platt Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NF
Application for approval of condition 3, 5, 7 and 10 attached to planning permission reference number 20251022 relating to a comprehensive Code of Construction Practice, details and samples of all materials and finishes to be used in the external faces of the building, a scheme detailing the proposed hard surface treatments and screening by walls, fences or other means, and a scheme detailing the proposed soft landscaping.
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20251022 Granted
Willow Platt Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NF
Application for variation of condition 2 attached to planning permission reference number 20250481 for demolition of bungalow and erection of a two storey self build dwelling on the site of the former bungalow (part retrospective); to allow front gable projection, porch, reduction to single storey rear projection with pyramid light above.
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20230345 Refused
Willow Platt Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NF
Application for prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for enlargement of a dwelling by construction of additional storey with a maximum height of 7.95 metres.
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20230251 Granted
Willow Platt Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NF
Prior approval application for a single storey rear extension with a depth of 8.00 metres, maximum height of 4.00 metres and eaves height of 2.59 metres.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jun 2026
Received by Gravesham
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15 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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16 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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16 Oct 2026
Status changed to Application Permitted
Previously Pending Consideration.
What this grant of permission means
Gravesham granted permission on 16 October 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 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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