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256 Nelson Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4NA

MC/25/0120Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - ExistingPermitted
Lawful development certificate

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for change of use from class (C3) single dwelling house to class (C4) house of multiple occupation and the installation of three rooflights to the rear elevation.

Received
24 January 2025
Decided
19 February 2025 · Approval
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Watling
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received24 Jan
  2. Validated27 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target24 Mar
  5. Decided19 Feb

Decided in 23 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Medway95% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at 256 Nelson Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4NA. Medway has handled 235 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 30 days. This one was decided in 26 days, 4 days quicker than Medway's median. The site is in the Gillingham Park conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 113 applications across Watling. We hold 1,794 applications in total for the ME7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
MC/25/0120
Address
256 Nelson Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4NA
Postcode
ME7 4NA
Local Authority
Medway
Application Type
Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Existing
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Ward
Watling

Applicant & Agent

Agent
NB Architectural Design
Agent Address
NMB Projects Limited Lumaneri House, Blythe Gate, Blythe Valley Park, B90 8AH

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
24 January 2025
Target Decision Date
24 March 2025
Date Decided
19 February 2025
Date Validated
27 January 2025
Date Submitted
24 January 2025
Permission Expires
19 February 2028

Planning Decision

Decision
Approval
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13721594
Comments
0
Documents
7
Constraints
4
Coordinates
51.376522, 0.551735
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Medway

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Gillingham Park
  • Article 4 direction: Gillingham Park+1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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