26 St Johns Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7BZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for a Proposed Lawful Development Certificate; a roof extension and single-storey side extension. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 6 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Aug 2026
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £250,000 in February 2014. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2013, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Gravesham
- Application type
- Proposed Lawful Development Certificate
- Postcode
- ME3 7BZ
- Received
- 15 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Higham And Shorne
- Parish
- Higham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 11 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Certificate Refused
- Decision date
- 6 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 51 days. Refused, as 24% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Gravesham in the last twelve months, from validation. Gravesham decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 6 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 11 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
14 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Gravesham ranks #104 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Gravesham is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 78% approved vs 90% nationally.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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