249 London Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 6YR
Approved on 13 May 2021
Council decision: Approval with ConditionsPlanning committee
Proposal
Construction of dormer windows front and rear to facilitate conversion of existing roof space into a 2-bedroom self-contained flat
- Received
- 9 December 2020
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Medway Council
- Ward
- Rainham Central Ward
- Agent
- USL Architects
- ReceivedReceived9 Dec
- ValidatedValidated4 Jan
- Consult.Consultation9 Jan
- TargetTarget Date2 Jun
- DecidedDecided13 May
Decided in 129 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 249 London Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 6YR. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 155 days, 14 weeks longer than Medway's typical decision time. There have been 7 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 6YR
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 January 2021
- Consultation expiry
- 9 January 2021
- Consultation start
- 15 December 2020
- Consultation end
- 9 January 2021
- Neighbour consultation start
- 15 December 2020
- Neighbour consultation end
- 9 January 2021
- Last date for comments
- 9 January 2021
- Target decision date
- 2 June 2021
- Committee meeting
- 26 May 2021
- Permission expires
- 13 May 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- USL Architects
- Agent address
- Unit 7 Progress Business Centre Whittle Parkway Burnham SL1 6DQ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 149 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-09317485
- Documents
- 18
- Constraints
- 3
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
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