Planning application
86 Hopewell Drive Princes Park Chatham Medway ME5 7NL
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Change of use of the former Gymnastics Centre (Use Class E(d)) to a storage unit (Use Class B8) with ancillary offices.
As published by the council, reference MC/26/0210
Application record
- Reference
- MC/26/0210
- Status
- Decided
- Received
- 6 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 6 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 2 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Luton
- Postcode
- ME5 7NL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Feb 2026
Received by Medway
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2 Apr 2026
Decision issued
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- CASE OFFICER REPORT
- FULL APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS
- REDACTED
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
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