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Old Lord Raglan 8 Chatham Hill Luton Chatham ME5 7AA

MC/16/3514Full ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 3 February 2017

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use and conversion of former public house to a house in multiple occupation, installation of a refuse lift with associated external alterations

Received
19 August 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Luton And Wayfield Ward
Agent
Planitwright Limited
  1. Received19 Aug
  2. Validated15 Sep
  3. Consult.28 Nov
  4. Target3 Feb
  5. Decided3 Feb

Decided in 141 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Old Lord Raglan 8 Chatham Hill Luton Chatham ME5 7AA. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 168 days, 16 weeks longer than Medway's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application 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 7AA
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 September 2016
Consultation expiry
28 November 2016
Consultation start
7 November 2016
Consultation end
28 November 2016
Neighbour consultation start
20 September 2016
Neighbour consultation end
28 November 2016
Last date for comments
28 November 2016
Target decision date
3 February 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent
Planitwright Limited
Agent address
Unit 9B Westhoughton Ind Estate James Street Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3QR

Planning decision

Statutory period
141 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
28 November 2016
Site notice end
28 November 2016

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05408148
Comments
0
Documents
14
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Thorney LodgeOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Luton
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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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