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1 Chester Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4AF

Refused Medway MC/24/2402 Certificate of Proposed Use

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

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the change of use from C3(b) dwellinghouse to C2 residential care home for children.

As published by the council, reference MC/24/2402

Application record

Reference
MC/24/2402
Type
Certificate of Proposed Use
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
26 Nov 2024
Validated
29 Nov 2024
Decided
23 Jan 2025
Ward
Watling
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
ME7 4AF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Nov 2024

    Received by Medway

  2. 29 Nov 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 12 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Appeal: 25/00007/REFUSE (Appeal In Progress)

Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

  • MC APPEAL STATEMENT Appeal Statement · 21 May 2025
  • QUESTIONNAIRE Appeal Statement · 24 Apr 2025
  • APPEAL FORM Application Form · 10 Apr 2025
  • APPELLANT STATEMENT Appeal Statement · 10 Apr 2025
  • START LETTER Appeal Correspondence · 10 Apr 2025
  • APPELLANT STATEMENT - LIST OF PLANS DRAWINGS DOCUMENTS Appeal Statement · 10 Apr 2025
  • APPELLANT STATEMENT - LIST OF APPENDICES Appeal Statement · 10 Apr 2025
  • APPELLANT STATEMENT - HORIZON CHILDREN HOMES STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Appeal Statement · 10 Apr 2025
  • LAWFUL MAP Decision Notice · 23 Jan 2025
  • CASE OFFICER REPORT Case Officer Report · 23 Jan 2025
  • LDC - PROPOSED REFUSAL Decision Notice · 23 Jan 2025
  • REDACTED Application Form · 26 Nov 2024
  • SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN Drawings · 26 Nov 2024
  • EXISTING AND PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Drawings · 26 Nov 2024
  • HORIZON CHILDREN HOMES STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Supporting Documents · 26 Nov 2024
  • PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 26 Nov 2024

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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 outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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