Planning application
1 Chestnut Way Gillingham SP8 4RT
Works: Extension Demolition Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erect two storey side extension and single storey rear extension (demolish existing single story extension).
As published by the council, reference P/HOU/2026/01015
Application record
- Reference
- P/HOU/2026/01015
- Type
- Householder Planning Permission
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 20 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 10 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Gillingham Ward
- Parish
- Gillingham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP8 4RT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Feb 2026
Received by Dorset
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10 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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14 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 10 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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