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260 High Street Chatham Medway ME4 4AN

Awaiting decision Medway MC/25/2156

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Prior notification for a proposed change of use rear part of the building from commercial business and services (use class E) to a residential dwelling (use class C3)

As published by the council, reference MC/25/2156

Application record

Reference
MC/25/2156
Status
Unknown
Received
3 Nov 2025
Validated
5 Nov 2025
Decided
9 Dec 2025
Ward
Chatham Central & Brompton
Postcode
ME4 4AN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Nov 2025

    Received by Medway

  2. 5 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Dec 2025

    Decision issued

  4. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Designscape Consultancy Limited Agent, registered in Chatham

Liquidation · incorporated 2004 · Chatham

17 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 44% granted

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Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

  • PRIOR APP NOT REQ - REF - COMM TO RES Decision Notice · 09 Dec 2025
  • REDACTED Application Form · 03 Nov 2025
  • EXISTING SECTION ELEVATIONS Drawings · 03 Nov 2025
  • PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Drawings · 03 Nov 2025
  • PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT PLAN Drawings · 03 Nov 2025
  • PROPOSED PLANS LG GF 1F Drawings · 03 Nov 2025
  • PROPOSED PLANS 2F 3F ROOF Drawings · 03 Nov 2025
  • PROPOSED SECTION ELEVATION Drawings · 03 Nov 2025
  • EXISTING BLOCK LAYOUT PLAN Drawings · 03 Nov 2025
  • EXISTING SITE LAYOUT PLAN Drawings · 03 Nov 2025
  • EXISTING PLAN LG GF 1F Drawings · 03 Nov 2025
  • EXISTING PLANS 2F 3F ROOF Drawings · 03 Nov 2025
  • LOCATION PLAN Drawings · 03 Nov 2025
  • ORIGINAL PLANNING STATEMENT COVER LETTER PRIOR APPROVAL MA Supporting Documents · 03 Nov 2025
  • PLANNING STATEMENT COVER LETTER PRIOR APPROVAL MA 28 10 2025 Supporting Documents · 03 Nov 2025
  • LETTER OF CORRESPONDENCE Supporting Documents · 03 Nov 2025

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Medway for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Medway's median decision took 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Medway's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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