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8 Abbey Road Gillingham ME8 6AP

MC/20/0646HouseholderApproved

Approved on 30 April 2020

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Construction of a granny annex with rooflights to the rear garden of the dwelling

Received
10 March 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Twydall Ward
Agent
Sanaa Designs
  1. Received10 Mar
  2. Validated10 Mar
  3. Consult.1 May
  4. Target5 May
  5. Decided30 Apr

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 8 Abbey Road Gillingham ME8 6AP. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Medway's typical decision time. There have been 6 other applications at this address. We hold 802 applications in total for the ME8 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
ME8 6AP
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 March 2020
Consultation expiry
1 May 2020
Neighbour consultation start
30 April 2020
Neighbour consultation end
1 May 2020
Last date for comments
1 May 2020
Target decision date
5 May 2020
Permission expires
30 April 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Sanaa Designs
Agent address
18 Grenadier Close Rainham Kent ME8 8NQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal reference
20/00027/COND

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08576910
Documents
10
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

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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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Associated applications

  1. 2021
    6 May

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning application MC/20/0646

    Approval with ConditionsNon-material amendmentAmendmentMC/21/1299
  2. 2020
    10 Mar

    Construction of a granny annex with rooflights to the rear garden of the dwelling

    This applicationApproval with ConditionsFullMC/20/0646

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    25 Aug

    Variation of condition 2, and 3 on MC/22/1567

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)MC/26/1625
  2. 2026
    11 Jun

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for continuous use of existing annex as a…

    RefusedCert of Lawful Use/Operation - ExistingMC/26/1100
  3. 2022
    22 Jun

    Construction of a single storey extension to rear attaching to an existing extension - demolition of existing…

    RefusedHouseholderMC/22/1567
  4. 2021
    22 Oct

    Construction of a single storey extension to rear attaching to an existing extension - demolition of existing…

    RefusedHouseholderMC/21/3083
  5. 2019
    20 Nov

    Construction of hip to gable roof extension, together with roof lights to the front and dormer to the rear…

    Approval with ConditionsHouseholderMC/19/3045

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