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31 Henry Street Luton Chatham Medway ME4 5LP

MC/24/1942Full ApplicationRefused
Full

Proposal

Change of use from Class C3 Dwellinghouse to C2 Residential Institution (Children's Care Home)

Received
23 September 2024
Decided
18 December 2024 · Refusal
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
Luton
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received23 Sep
  2. Validated28 Oct
  3. Consult.19 Nov
  4. Target23 Dec
  5. Decided18 Dec

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Medway89% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 31 Henry Street Luton Chatham Medway ME4 5LP. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 86 days, 4 weeks longer than Medway's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across Luton. We hold 433 applications in total for the ME4 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
MC/24/1942
Address
31 Henry Street Luton Chatham Medway ME4 5LP
Postcode
ME4 5LP
Local Authority
Medway
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Ward
Luton

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Rose Consulting
Agent Address
16 Rhodesia Avenue Halifax HX30PB

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
23 September 2024
Consultation Expiry
20 November 2024
Target Decision Date
23 December 2024
Date Decided
18 December 2024
Date Validated
28 October 2024
Date Submitted
23 September 2024
Consultation Start
29 October 2024
Consultation End
19 November 2024
Neighbour Consultation Start
30 October 2024
Neighbour Consultation End
20 November 2024
Last Date for Comments
20 November 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
Refusal
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
30 October 2024
Site Notice End
20 November 2024

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13427667
Comments
5
Documents
9
Coordinates
51.375614, 0.536351
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Medway

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Luton
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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