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14-16 Luton Road Luton Chatham Medway ME4 5AA

MC/18/3487Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 26 April 2019

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conversion of existing office and ancillary accommodation into 3 x one bedroom flats and two retail units with alteration to shop front and insertion of dormer to rear, together with associated works and incorporating 3 parking spaces at rear - Resubmission of MC/18/0249

Received
5 December 2018
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Luton And Wayfield Ward
Agent
S W D Surveying Limited
  1. Received5 Dec
  2. Validated17 Dec
  3. Consult.15 Jan
  4. Target26 Apr
  5. Decided26 Apr

Decided in 130 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 14-16 Luton Road Luton Chatham Medway ME4 5AA. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 142 days, 12 weeks longer than Medway's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 450 applications in total for the ME4 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
ME4 5AA
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 December 2018
Consultation expiry
29 January 2019
Consultation start
21 December 2018
Consultation end
15 January 2019
Neighbour consultation start
21 December 2018
Neighbour consultation end
15 January 2019
Last date for comments
29 January 2019
Target decision date
26 April 2019
Permission expires
26 April 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
S W D Surveying Limited
Agent address
16 Cranford Close Rainham ME8 7HD

Planning decision

Statutory period
130 days

Publicity

Site notice start
8 January 2019
Site notice end
29 January 2019

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07428319
Documents
12
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Luton
  • 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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Associated applications

  1. 2018
    5 Dec

    Conversion of existing office and ancillary accommodation into 3 x one bedroom flats and two retail units…

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  2. 2018
    23 Jan

    Conversion of existing office and ancillary accommodation at lower ground, first and second floors to create…

    RefusedFull ApplicationPart ofMC/18/0249

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