Ballacraine Gravesend Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7EQ Data via plota.co.uk

20260500 - Householder Planning Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Erection of a part single storey rear extension with roof lights and first floor extension with Juliet balconies. Erection of a part two storey front extension and porch. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
14 May 2026
Consultation
20 May 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Jul 2026

As of 5 Aug 2026, the council is no longer showing this application on their planning portal. It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference. We've stopped checking it for updates.

Site constraints 2

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Higham (Gravesham) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Council
Gravesham
Application type
Householder Planning Application
Postcode
ME3 7EQ
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Higham And Shorne
Parish
Higham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 35 of the 56-day target. Gravesham usually decides extensions by day 51.

Day 3521 days to the 56-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
291decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Gravesham in the last twelve months, from validation. Gravesham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14932877
Neighbours
20 May 2026
Consultation
20 May 2026
Comments by
11 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Gravesham
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#180 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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.

One of the strictest councils
only 78% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Gravesham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
75%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #287 of 296
78%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #286 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #104 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #110 of 296
58%
Minor dwellings approved
64 decided (1-9 homes)
50%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
65%
Change of use approved
34 decided
619
Total decisions
156 refused in the year to March 2026