Planning application
Giles Farm 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
Replacement of existing 4.1m-wide palisade gates with a 5.5m-wide palisade sliding gate, and associated boundary and access works including replacement of adjoining timber fencing, local kerb realignment, replacement of redundant gatepost with galvanised to match gate, and storage relocation.
As published by the council, reference 20261055
Application record
- Reference
- 20261055
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 27 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 2 Nov 2026
- Postcode
- ME3 7LP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Gravesham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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20240448 Refused
Giles Farm Church Street Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LP
Conversion of existing farm office building, store and stables to a residential dwelling, ancillary home office/games room, garden storage and re-purposed stable. Erection of boundary walls, repositioned vehicular access and erection of new entrance gates, and associated works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Oct 2026
Received by Gravesham
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2 Nov 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Nov 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 December 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.
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 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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