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18-20 Batchelor Street Chatham Medway ME4 4BJ

MC/26/0030Full ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Retrospective construction of 6-storey building comprising of Class E (Previously A1) retail use on ground floor together with 34 student rooms incorporated into 10 flats over including basement level containing ancillary accommodation together with cycle and bin storage - Demolition of the existing single storey buildings

Received
7 January 2026
Decision due
13 April 2026
Public comments
1 · last counted 31 October 2026
Ward
Chatham Central & Brompton
Agent
BEAU Architecture Ltd
  1. Received7 Jan
  2. Validated12 Jan
  3. Consult.3 Feb
  4. Target13 Apr
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 3 February.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (24)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 18-20 Batchelor Street Chatham Medway ME4 4BJ. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 7 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 113 applications across Chatham Central & Brompton. 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 4BJ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
10

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 January 2026
Consultation expiry
20 February 2026
Consultation start
13 January 2026
Consultation end
3 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
15 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
5 February 2026
Last date for comments
20 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
BEAU Architecture Ltd
Architect profile
BEAU ARCHITECTURE LTD
Agent address
Building 1063 Cornforth Drive Kent Science Park Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8PX

Planning decision

Case officer
Tom Stubbs
Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
22 January 2026
Advertisement expiry
5 February 2026
Site notice start
30 January 2026
Site notice end
20 February 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14603923
Documents
24
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Article 4 direction: Chatham Central & Brompton
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.

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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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