Kent Autistic Trust Newton Close Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8TR
Approved on 23 April 2026
Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions
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Proposal
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission MC/23/0049 for revision of description to construction of C2 residential accommodation with support facilities for care staff together with associated parking, landscaping and amenity space for residents and staff.
- Received
- 13 April 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Medway Council
- Ward
- Lordswood & Walderslade
- Agent
- Ubique Architects
- ReceivedReceived13 Apr
- ValidatedValidated13 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date11 May
- DecidedDecided23 Apr
Decided in 10 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Kent Autistic Trust Newton Close Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8TR. Medway has handled 235 applications of this type. This one was decided in 10 days, 7 weeks quicker than Medway's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 91 applications across Lordswood & Walderslade. We hold 479 applications in total for the ME5 postcode area.
94% of amendment 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
- ME5 8TR
- Application type
- App for Non-Material Amendments
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 11 May 2026
- Permission expires
- 23 April 2031
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Ubique Architects
- Agent address
- 5 Ashley Road Gillingham ME8 6TT
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Tom Stubbs
- Statutory period
- 28 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Brownfield land register: Newton Close Resource Centre Sultan Road LordswoodRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.
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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