42 Cowper Road Gillingham Kent ME7 5NA

MC/03/2426Full ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 19 December 2003

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Insertion of dormer to rear (to allow formation of habitable accommodation within roof space)

Received: 27 October 2003
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 2
Council: Medway Council
Ward: Gillingham South Ward

ReceivedReceived27 Oct
ValidatedValidated19 Nov
Consult.Consultation12 Dec
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided19 Dec

Decided in 30 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 42 Cowper Road Gillingham Kent ME7 5NA. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Medway's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,825 applications in total for the ME7 postcode area.

89% of full 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: ME7 5NA
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 19 November 2003
Consultation expiry: 12 December 2003
Neighbour consultation start: 21 November 2003
Neighbour consultation end: 12 December 2003
Application expires: 13 January 2004

Planning decision

Statutory period: 55 days

Additional information

Documents: 1

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Article 4 direction: Gillingham South
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.

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Source: Medway

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