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Strood Evangelical Church 17 Darnley Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 2EU

MC/20/0874Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 28 July 2020

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Construction of a single storey rear extension for use as cafe/bakery (Class A3) with first floor roof terrace over, alterations to existing parking to rear to include a seating area, external alterations to rear elevation window/door openings and use of the forecourt as a seating area

Received
15 April 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Strood South Ward
Agent
Michael D Hall Building Design Services Ltd
  1. Received15 Apr
  2. Validated21 Apr
  3. Consult.15 May
  4. Target31 Jul
  5. Decided28 Jul

Decided in 98 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at Strood Evangelical Church 17 Darnley Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 2EU. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 104 days, 7 weeks longer than Medway's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 916 applications in total for the ME2 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
ME2 2EU
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 April 2020
Consultation expiry
20 May 2020
Consultation start
28 April 2020
Consultation end
15 May 2020
Neighbour consultation start
28 April 2020
Neighbour consultation end
20 May 2020
Last date for comments
20 May 2020
Target decision date
31 July 2020
Permission expires
28 July 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Michael D Hall Building Design Services Ltd
Agent address
Studio A 339 London Road Bexhill On Sea TN39 4AJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
101 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08645242
Documents
8
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.

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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.

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  2. 2022
    10 Aug

    Variation of condition 3 (opening hours) on planning permission MC/20/0874

    Approval with ConditionsVariation of conditions (s73)MC/22/1976
  3. 2020
    15 Apr

    Construction of a single storey rear extension for use as cafe/bakery (Class A3) with first floor roof…

    This applicationApproval with ConditionsFullMC/20/0874

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