11 Lake Drive Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7LZ Data via plota.co.uk

20260550 - Householder Planning Application Approved
DemolitionExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Demolition of existing garage and erection of a single storey rear/side extension with roof lights. Re-location of front entrance door and alterations to fenestration. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 May 2026
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Validated
3 Jun 2026
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Consultation
8 Jun 2026
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Approved
9 Sept 2026

Approved on 9 Sept 2026 · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Documents

View the documents on the council's website ↗

Site constraints 9

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Ramsar wetland about 281 m away: Thames Estuary & Marshes
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI about 281 m away: South Thames Estuary and Marshes SSSI; Radon affected area, class 3; National infrastructure project about 1639 m away: Lower Thames Crossing; Conservation area about 72 m away: Lower Higham Conservation Area; Inside the Lower Higham built-up area; Green belt about 70 m away: London; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
Gravesham
Application type
Householder Planning Application
Postcode
ME3 7LZ
Received
27 May 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Higham And Shorne
Parish
Higham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
9 Sept 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 98 days from validation, 43 days slower than Gravesham's median of 55 for demolitions. Approved, as 70% of demolitions here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
90decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14962030
Planning Portal ref
PP-14962030
Neighbours
8 Jun 2026
Consultation
8 Jun 2026
Comments by
29 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

22 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

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20250153
2025 Approved
Demolition of existing garage. Erection of a single storey front extension, two storey si…
20250153
2021 Approved
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20210577
2017 Refused
Erection of a two storey side extension, part two storey and part single storey rear exte…
20171175
2017 Refused
Erection of a two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
20170195
Within ~100m

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings