Planning application
The Old Brewery Wyke Road Gillingham SP8 4NW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of the site for a café, retail & community use, including amended opening hours (with variation of condition no. 7 of planning permission P/FUL/2023/02773 to amend opening hours)
As published by the council, reference P/VOC/2026/03168
Application record
- Reference
- P/VOC/2026/03168
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 10 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Gillingham Ward
- Parish
- Gillingham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP8 4NW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jun 2026
Received by Dorset
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Officer Consideration
Previously Out To Consultation.
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7 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Granted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
36 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 7 September 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 amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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