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75 Richmond Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1LS

MC/26/1321Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 22 September 2026

Council decision: Approval with Conditions3 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis) to Convenience Store (Class E), together with alterations to the existing shop front including the installation of a roller shutter and associated external alterations.

Received
13 July 2026
Public comments
1 · last counted 1 November 2026
Ward
Gillingham North
Agent
Atlas Planning Studio
  1. Received13 Jul
  2. Validated13 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target7 Sep
  5. Decided22 Sep

Decided in 71 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 75 Richmond Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1LS. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 2 weeks longer than Medway's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across Gillingham North. We hold 1,825 applications in total for the ME7 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
ME7 1LS
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Available

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 July 2026
Target decision date
7 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Atlas Planning Studio
Agent address
455 West Green Road London N15 3PW

Planning decision

Case officer
Amy Shardlow
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15077068
Documents
10
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Gillingham North
  • 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    13 Jul

    Change of use from Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis) to Convenience Store (Class E), together with alterations…

    This applicationApprovedFullMC/26/1321
  2. 2026
    13 Jul

    Advertisement consent for installation of one externally illuminated projecting sign and one externally…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentFiled alongsideMC/26/1322

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