Planning application
7 Institute Road Chatham Medway ME4 4PF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 4- bedroom house in multiple occupation (Class C4)
As published by the council, reference MC/26/0337
Application record
- Reference
- MC/26/0337
- Type
- Full Application
- Received
- 23 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 24 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Chatham Central & Brompton
- Postcode
- ME4 4PF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Feb 2026
Received by Medway
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24 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Medway took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
- OBJECTION - ARCHES CHATHAM NEIGHBOURHOOD FORUM
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- BLOCK PLAN
- ELEVATIONS, EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- STATUTORY - ACNF
- STATUTORY - KENT POLICE
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS, EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- REDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
- BLOCK PLAN 7 INST. RD
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
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