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18 High Street Chatham Medway ME4 4EP

MC/23/1644Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 5 February 2024

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Creation of ground floor shop and 2 self contained flats above, and existing studio to rear converted into 1 self contained unit.

Received
21 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Fort Pitt
Agent
C J Enviro Design Atelier Ltd
  1. Received21 Jul
  2. Validated7 Sep
  3. Consult.2 Oct
  4. Target7 Feb
  5. Decided5 Feb

Decided in 151 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 18 High Street Chatham Medway ME4 4EP. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 199 days, 20 weeks longer than Medway's typical decision time. The site is in the Star Hill to Sun Pier conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 108 applications across Fort Pitt. 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 4EP
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 September 2023
Consultation expiry
5 October 2023
Consultation start
11 September 2023
Consultation end
2 October 2023
Neighbour consultation start
12 September 2023
Neighbour consultation end
3 October 2023
Last date for comments
5 October 2023
Target decision date
7 February 2024
Permission expires
5 February 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
C J Enviro Design Atelier Ltd
Agent address
25 Malcolm Road Coulsdon Surrey CR5 2DB

Planning decision

Statutory period
153 days

Publicity

Last advertised
21 September 2023
Advertisement expiry
5 October 2023
Site notice start
11 September 2023
Site notice end
2 October 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12329079
Documents
39
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Star Hill to Sun Pier
  • Article 4 direction: Fort Pitt+1 more
  • Brownfield land register: 6-11 New Road Avenue, ChathamRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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 and heritage coasts.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    3 Sep

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission MC/23/1644

    WithdrawnNon-material amendmentAmendmentMC/26/1672
  2. 2023
    21 Jul

    Creation of ground floor shop and 2 self contained flats above, and existing studio to rear converted into 1…

    This applicationApproval with ConditionsFullMC/23/1644

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