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259-261 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1HQ

Refused Medway MC/21/1647 Discharge Condition

Works: New dwelling Demolition Windows or glazing Major scheme

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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Details pursuant to condition 8 (Noise mitigation), 9 (Acoustic glazing and mechanical ventilation) and 13 (Air quality) on planning application MC/18/1503 for Demolition of existing one and two storey commercial premises and proposed new development consisting of 22 apartments (8 X 2 Bed Units and 14 X 1 Bed Units), in two blocks with amenity space and associated parking to be provided for 22 cars

As published by the council, reference MC/21/1647

Application record

Reference
MC/21/1647
Type
Discharge Condition
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
4 Jun 2021
Validated
4 Jun 2021
Decided
21 Jul 2021
Ward
River Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME1 1HQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Medway register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • MC/22/3010 Granted

    259-261 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1HQ

    Details pursuant to conditions 6 (noise and vibration - slab level), 7 (clean air ventilation - slab level) and 10 (acoustic protection - slab level) on planning permission MC/22/0339 - Demolition of existing one and two storey commercial premises and construction of 22 apartments consisting of eight 2 bed and fourteen 1 bed units, in two blocks together with amenity spaces and associated parking

    Decided 28 Apr 2023 Conditions
  • MC/21/2173 Granted

    259-261 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1HQ

    Details pursuant to condition 12 (CEMP ) on planning application MC/18/1503 for Demolition of existing one and two storey commercial premises and proposed new development consisting of 22 apartments (8 x 2 bed units and 14 x 1 bed units), in two blocks with amenity space and associated parking to be provided for 22 cars.

    Decided 17 Sep 2021 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Jun 2021

    Received by Medway

  2. 21 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Refusal

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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golzari ng-architect Agent, an architecture practice

5 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils

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Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Medway refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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