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306 Luton Road Chatham Kent ME4 5BX

MC/02/2272Outline ApplicationApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 22 January 2003

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Outline application for demolition of buildings and construction of a three storey block comprising five 1-bedroomed flats

Received
8 September 2002
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Historic Wards
Agent
Graham Simpkin Planning
  1. Received8 Sep
  2. Validated8 Nov
  3. Consult.19 Dec
  4. Target2 Jan
  5. Decided22 Jan

Decided in 75 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at 306 Luton Road Chatham Kent ME4 5BX. Medway has handled 618 applications of this type. This one was decided in 136 days, 11 weeks longer than Medway's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 450 applications in total for the ME4 postcode area.

89% of outline applications at Medway Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
ME4 5BX
Application type
Outline Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 November 2002
Consultation expiry
19 December 2002
Neighbour consultation end
19 December 2002
Target decision date
2 January 2003
Decision issued
24 January 2003

Applicant and agent

Agent
Graham Simpkin Planning
Architect profile
GRAHAM SIMPKIN PLANNING LIMITED
Agent address
2 The Parade Ash Road Hartley Longfield. Kent DA3 8BG

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Luton
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Medway

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