3 St Johns Road Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7BY Data via plota.co.uk

20261050 - Prior Approval Extensions Pending Consideration

Proposal

Prior approval application for a single storey rear extension with a depth of 7.87 metres, maximum height of 2.95 metres and eaves height of 2.95 metres. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 13:09

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Application progress

✓

Received

26 Oct 2026

✓

Validated

27 Oct 2026

✓

Consultation

28 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 8 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Dec 2026, from Gravesham's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 18 Nov 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 6

National infrastructure project 643 m away: Lower Thames Crossing

The site is 643 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Also on the record

1 listed building within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Higham (Gravesham) built-up area; Green belt 60 m away: London; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 28 October 2026. 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 2

Last sold for £425,000 in July 2026. Detached house, freehold.

10 July 2026£425,000

2 February 2005£160,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council: Gravesham
Application type: Prior Approval Extensions
Postcode: ME3 7BY
Received: 26 Oct 2026
Validated: 27 Oct 2026
Ward: Higham And Shorne
Parish: Higham
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 8 Dec 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Decision outlook

Day 2 of the 56-day target. Gravesham usually decides extensions by day 51.

prediction

Day 254 days to the 56-day target

83%decided within 8 weeks

76%approved

399decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15317216
Planning Portal ref: PP-15317216
Neighbours: 28 Oct 2026
Consultation: 28 Oct 2026
Comments by: 18 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry: 8 Dec 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