252 - 260 Chatham Hill Chatham Kent ME5 7BA

MC/04/2764Full ApplicationRefused

Full

Refused on 22 December 2005

Council decision: RefusalPlanning committee

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

Proposal

Construction of block of 16 flats with associated parking and amenity area to rear (demolition of existing buildings)

Received: 14 December 2004
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 5
Council: Medway Council
Ward: Luton And Wayfield Ward

ReceivedReceived14 Dec
ValidatedValidated14 Dec
Consult.Consultation21 Oct
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided22 Dec

Decided in 373 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 252 - 260 Chatham Hill Chatham Kent ME5 7BA. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 373 days, 45 weeks longer than Medway's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 479 applications in total for the ME5 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: ME5 7BA
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Medium
Number of dwellings: 16

Planning application dates

Date validated: 14 December 2004
Consultation expiry: 21 October 2005
Consultation end: 21 October 2005
Neighbour consultation start: 16 December 2004
Neighbour consultation end: 21 October 2005
Decision issued: 23 December 2005
Application expires: 7 February 2005

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 32 Watling Street Gillingham Kent ME7 2YH

Planning decision

Statutory period: 55 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 12 January 2004
Advertisement expiry: 26 January 2004

Additional information

Documents: 2

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

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.

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Source: Medway

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