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38 Watling Street Gillingham Medway ME7 2YH

MC/18/2128Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - ExistingRefused
Lawful development certificate

Proposal

Application for Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for dwelling used as four self-contained flats

Received
17 July 2018
Decided
30 April 2019 · Refusal
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Watling Ward
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received17 Jul
  2. Validated30 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target24 Sep
  5. Decided30 Apr

Decided in 274 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Medway94% of amendment applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an application to amend a permission at 38 Watling Street Gillingham Medway ME7 2YH. Medway has handled 235 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 30 days. This one was decided in 287 days, 37 weeks longer than Medway's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,804 applications in total for the ME7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
MC/18/2128
Address
38 Watling Street Gillingham Medway ME7 2YH
Postcode
ME7 2YH
Local Authority
Medway
Application Type
Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Existing
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Ward
Watling Ward

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Howe & Rickman
Agent Address
32 Newlyn Drive Staplehurst 32 Newlyn Drive Tonbridge TN12 0DA

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
17 July 2018
Target Decision Date
24 September 2018
Date Decided
30 April 2019
Date Validated
30 July 2018
Date Submitted
17 July 2018

Planning Decision

Decision
Refusal
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Appeal Reference
19/00031/REF

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07133848
Comments
0
Documents
13
Coordinates
51.373245, 0.555504
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Medway

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Gillingham ParkNext to the site
  • Article 4 direction: Watling+1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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