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Willow Platt Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NF

Granted Gravesham 20260587

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.

  • 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.

    Decided 19 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 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.

    Decided 9 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 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.

    Decided 19 Dec 2025 Full applications
  • 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.

    Decided 24 May 2023 Householder
  • 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.

    Decided 11 Apr 2023 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Jun 2026

    Received by Gravesham

  2. 15 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 16 Oct 2026

    Decision issued: Permitted

  5. 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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  • Willow Platt Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NF

    20230345 Submitted 6 Apr 2023 300 yards away

    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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  • Willow Platt Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NF

    20230251 Submitted 16 Mar 2023 350 yards away

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    20260022 Submitted 9 Jan 2026 400 yards away

    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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