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20260831 - Householder Planning Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Erection of two outbuildings and a summerhouse. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
17 Aug 2026
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Validated
1 Sept 2026
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Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Target date was 27 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 58.

The consultation period closed on 28 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 6

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Ramsar wetland about 496 m away: Thames Estuary & Marshes; National infrastructure project about 1924 m away: Lower Thames Crossing; SSSI about 496 m away: South Thames Estuary and Marshes SSSI; Inside the Lower Higham built-up area; 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 · Not green belt · 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 7HD
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Higham And Shorne
Parish
Higham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 58, past the statutory target. 95% of extensions in Gravesham are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 1 Dec 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 582 days past 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.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15161982
Planning Portal ref
PP-15161982
Neighbours
7 Sept 2026
Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Comments by
28 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Oct 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