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88-90 Luton Road Chatham Kent ME4 5AB

MC/03/0122Full ApplicationRefused
Full

Proposal

Retrospective application for the change of use from Retail to Recording Studio and Internet Cafe

Received
19 December 2002
Decided
14 March 2003 · Refusal
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Historic Wards
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received19 Dec
  2. Validated21 Jan
  3. Consult.24 Feb
  4. Target17 Mar
  5. Decided14 Mar

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Medway89% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 88-90 Luton Road Chatham Kent ME4 5AB. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 85 days, 4 weeks longer than Medway's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 433 applications in total for the ME4 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
MC/03/0122
Address
88-90 Luton Road Chatham Kent ME4 5AB
Postcode
ME4 5AB
Local Authority
Medway
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Ward
Historic Wards

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
90 (Shop) Luton Road Chatham Kent ME4 5AB

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
19 December 2002
Consultation Expiry
24 February 2003
Target Decision Date
17 March 2003
Date Decided
14 March 2003
Date Validated
21 January 2003
Date Submitted
19 December 2002
Neighbour Consultation End
24 February 2003
Decision Issued
18 March 2003

Planning Decision

Decision
Refusal
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
55 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
0
Documents
1
Coordinates
51.376320, 0.537023
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Medway

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Planning constraints

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.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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