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Pear Tree House 68 West Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1EF

Granted Medway MC/23/0387 Office to residential

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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

Prior notification of a proposed change of use of a building from office (Class E) to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) to create 12 flats

As published by the council, reference MC/23/0387

Application record

Reference
MC/23/0387
Type
Office to residential
Status
Permitted
Decision
Prior Approval Required - Approved
Received
14 Feb 2023
Validated
1 Mar 2023
Decided
25 Apr 2023
Ward
Gillingham North Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME7 1EF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Feb 2023

    Received by Medway

  2. 1 Mar 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required - Approved

  4. 30 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Cleckheaton

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About this record

Reading the register

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Medway is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

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