The Beacon Court Tavern 1 Copenhagen Road Gillingham ME7 4RY

MC/17/2727Full ApplicationRefused

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Refused on 26 October 2017

Council decision: RefusalPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Construction of 3 one-bedroom flats and 6 two-bedroom flats, amenity areas, parking for 9 vehicles and a new vehicular access to Trafalgar Street - Demolition of existing

Received: 3 August 2017
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 8
Council: Medway Council
Ward: Gillingham South Ward
Agent: Clay Architecture Ltd

ReceivedReceived3 Aug
ValidatedValidated8 Aug
Consult.Consultation1 Sep
TargetTarget Date31 Oct
DecidedDecided26 Oct

Decided in 79 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at The Beacon Court Tavern 1 Copenhagen Road Gillingham ME7 4RY. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 84 days, 4 weeks longer 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 4RY
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 8 August 2017
Consultation expiry: 7 September 2017
Consultation start: 11 August 2017
Consultation end: 1 September 2017
Neighbour consultation start: 11 August 2017
Neighbour consultation end: 1 September 2017
Last date for comments: 1 September 2017
Target decision date: 31 October 2017
Committee meeting: 25 October 2017
Decision issued: 31 October 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent: Clay Architecture Ltd
Architect profile: CLAY ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address: Great Lines Studios Marlborough Road Gillingham ME7 5HB

Planning decision

Statutory period: 84 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 7 September 2017
Site notice start: 17 August 2017
Site notice end: 7 September 2017

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-06263696
Documents: 44
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
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.

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This applicationRefusedFullMC/17/2727

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