40 Walmers Avenue Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7EH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Extension of existing habitable space on the first floor and installation of two pitched roof dormers to the front roof elevation including a roof window, enlargement of the rear roof elevation flat roof dormer, and raising of the roof. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 19 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Oct 2026
Site constraints 6
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2010, 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
- Householder Planning Application
- Postcode
- ME3 7EH
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Higham And Shorne
- Parish
- Higham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 19 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Permitted
- Decision date
- 19 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Matthew Ripley, Ripley Architecture
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 5 days slower than Gravesham's median of 51 for extensions. Approved, as 76% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Gravesham in the last twelve months, from validation. Gravesham decision record →
Public comments
5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 20 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15175044
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15175044
- Neighbours
- 27 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 27 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 30 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 9 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 19 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
14 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
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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