Planning application
7 Constitution Road Luton Chatham Medway ME5 7DL
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 to add an additional bedroom to the current C4 (6-person HMO) making it a 7- person HMO
As published by the council, reference MC/26/0750
Application record
- Reference
- MC/26/0750
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refusal
- Received
- 20 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 15 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Luton
- Postcode
- ME5 7DL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Medway register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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MC/26/0516 Decided
7 Constitution Road Luton Chatham Medway ME5 7DL
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for replacement of existing door with new window at lower ground floor level to front
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Apr 2026
Received by Medway
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15 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Appeal: 26/00024/REFUSE (Appeal In Progress)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
- APPEAL APPLICATION FORM
- APPELLANT STATEMENT
- APPEAL QUESTIONNAIRE
- LAWFUL MAP
- CASE OFFICER REPORT
- LDC - PROPOSED REFUSAL
- REDACTED
- SUPPORTING STATEMENT
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN
- BUILDING CONTROL CERTIFICATE (08 SEP 2023)
- PHOTOGRAPHS
- APPENDIX A
- RELEVANT CASES APPENDED
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