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77 High Street Gillingham ME7 1BN

MC/16/3765Retail Finance Betting Office to ResCafeRefused
Prior approval

Refused on 26 October 2016

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior Notification of a proposed change of use from A2 (financial and professional services) to Class A3 (restaurants and cafes)

Received
6 September 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Gillingham South Ward
Agent
Synergy Planning & Property Consultants Ltd
  1. Received6 Sep
  2. Validated6 Sep
  3. Consult.11 Oct
  4. Target
  5. Decided26 Oct

Decided in 50 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 77 High Street Gillingham ME7 1BN. Medway has handled 5,390 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Medway's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,825 applications in total for the ME7 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
ME7 1BN
Application type
Retail Finance Betting Office to ResCafe
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 September 2016
Consultation expiry
11 October 2016
Consultation end
11 October 2016
Neighbour consultation start
1 November 2016
Neighbour consultation end
30 September 2016
Decision issued
1 November 2016
Application expires
1 November 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent
Synergy Planning & Property Consultants Ltd
Agent address
6 Delta House Laser Quay Medway City Estate Rochester ME2 4HU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
11 October 2016
Site notice start
20 September 2016
Site notice end
11 October 2016

Additional information

Documents
6
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Gillingham South
  • Brownfield land register: 22-32 Canterbury Street GillinghamRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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 and heritage coasts.

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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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2018
    29 Jun

    Change of use from bank to mixed use A1, A2, A3 or D1 at ground floor; conversion of office and storage space…

    Approval with ConditionsFull ApplicationMC/18/1957
  2. 2016
    29 Aug

    Change of use of ground floor from a bank (Use Class A2) to coffee shop (Use Class A3),

    Approval with ConditionsFull ApplicationMC/16/3637
  3. 2016
    12 Aug

    Advertisement consent for installation of two internally-illuminated fascia signs; an internally-illuminated…

    Approval with ConditionsAdvertisement consentMC/16/3456
  4. 2016
    27 Jun

    Prior Notification of a proposed change of use from A2 (financial and professional services) to Class A3…

    ApprovedRetail Finance Betting Office to ResCafeMC/16/2749
  5. 2003
    5 Jun

    Installation of internally illuminated ATM signage and internally illuminated projecting sign

    Approval with ConditionsAdvertisement consentMC/03/1196

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