Planning application
Farmcroft Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for the partial approval of condition 4 Part B and C (Watching Brief Specification) attached to planning reference number 20251230.
As published by the council, reference 20260838
Application record
- Reference
- 20260838
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 19 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- ME3 7LP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Gravesham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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20260256 Awaiting decision
Farmcroft Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LP
Application for the partial approval of condition 4 Part A (Watching Brief Specification) attached to planning reference number 20251230.
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20251230 Granted
Farmcroft Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LP
Erection of a detached garden building for use as a hobby room and garden storage.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2026
Received by Gravesham
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 October 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 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Gravesham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Gravesham's median decision took 54 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Farmcroft Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LP
85% historically approved · decision due ~1 May
Application for the partial approval of condition 4 Part A (Watching Brief Specification) attached to planning reference number 20251230.
Awaiting decision -
Farmcroft Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LP
Erection of a detached garden building for use as a hobby room and garden storage.
Granted Householder 18 docsDomestic -
1 Abbey Farm Cottages Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LS
Works to trees in a Conservation Area; Removal of Norway Spruce and Lawson's Cypress from front garden.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
Abbey Farm Barn Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LS
85% historically approved · decision due ~11 Jun
Application for Listed Building Consent; Installation of Wood-Burning Stove with a twin-wall insulated flue system terminating through the rear roof slope and formation of a discreet combustion air vent.
Decided -
Barn North Of Abbey Farm Barn Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LS
85% historically approved · decision due ~28 Jul
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.
Awaiting decision -
Abbey Farm Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LS
Erection of a two storey side extension
Refused Full applications Extension 8 docs