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Flat 1 56-58 Balmoral Road Gillingham ME7 4PG

MC/16/4418Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 3 April 2017

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Construction of a second storey over the existing commercial property and first and second storey extension to the side including five dormers within the roof to front and four storey rear extension to provide an additional three 1-bedroomed flats, three studio flats and alterations to flat 1 from a 1 bed flat to a studio flat together with associated rear staircase access - resubmission of MC/16/3239

Received
31 October 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Gillingham South Ward
Agent
Arks Design Studio Limited
  1. Received31 Oct
  2. Validated1 Nov
  3. Consult.28 Nov
  4. Target3 Apr
  5. Decided3 Apr

Decided in 153 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at Flat 1 56-58 Balmoral Road Gillingham ME7 4PG. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 154 days, 14 weeks longer than Medway's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application 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 4PG
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 November 2016
Consultation expiry
30 December 2016
Consultation start
7 November 2016
Consultation end
28 November 2016
Neighbour consultation start
3 April 2017
Neighbour consultation end
30 December 2016
Last date for comments
28 November 2016
Target decision date
3 April 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent
Arks Design Studio Limited
Architect profile
ARKS DESIGN STUDIO LIMITED
Agent address
1-4 The Parade Monarch Way Ilford IG2 7HT

Planning decision

Statutory period
153 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
30 December 2016
Site notice start
8 November 2016
Site notice end
30 December 2016

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05588816
Documents
19
Constraints
1

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: 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.

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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2019
    20 Nov

    Details pursuant to conditions 4, 5, 6 and 7 (Acoustic assessment) on planning permission MC/16/4418

    Discharge of ConditionsDischarge of conditionsMC/19/3051
  2. 2016
    31 Oct

    Construction of a second storey over the existing commercial property and first and second storey extension…

    This applicationApproval with ConditionsFullMC/16/4418
  3. 2016
    29 Jul

    Construction of a second storey over the existing commercial property and first and second storey extension…

    RefusedFull ApplicationPart ofMC/16/3239

Source: Medway

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