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Zara Gardens 1 Bligh Way Strood Kent

MC/20/2641Full ApplicationWithdrawn
Full

Withdrawn on 14 July 2021

Council decision: Withdrawn by ApplicantDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Construction of a block comprising of thirty nine 1-bedroom and sixty seven 2-bedroom flats with associated parking, landscaping, refuse storage and amenity space - demolition of existing buildings

Received
21 October 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
24
Ward
Strood South Ward
  1. Received21 Oct
  2. Validated9 Nov
  3. Consult.8 Dec
  4. Target11 Aug
  5. Decided14 Jul

Decided in 247 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Zara Gardens 1 Bligh Way Strood Kent. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 266 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. There has been 1 other application at this address.

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

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 November 2020
Consultation expiry
10 December 2020
Consultation start
17 November 2020
Consultation end
8 December 2020
Neighbour consultation start
17 November 2020
Neighbour consultation end
8 December 2020
Last date for comments
10 December 2020
Target decision date
11 August 2021
Permission expires
14 July 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
66 Coptefield Drive Belvedere DA17 5RL

Planning decision

Statutory period
275 days

Publicity

Last advertised
26 November 2020
Advertisement expiry
10 December 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08958497
Documents
0
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation OrderPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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. 2022
    12 Jul

    Construction of 5x three storey blocks comprising of 88 x flats with associated parking, landscaping, refuse…

    PendingFull ApplicationRelatedMC/22/1717
  2. 2020
    21 Oct

    Construction of a block comprising of thirty nine 1-bedroom and sixty seven 2-bedroom flats with associated…

    This applicationWithdrawnFullMC/20/2641

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