Planning application
56 Shanklin Close Princes Park Chatham Medway ME5 7QL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of existing dwellinghouse (Class C3) to children's home (Class C2)
As published by the council, reference MC/26/1383
Application record
- Reference
- MC/26/1383
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Princes Park
- Postcode
- ME5 7QL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jul 2026
Received by Medway
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24 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Aug 2026
Status changed to Registered
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 September 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
13 documents on file for this application
- RESPONSE TO AN OBJECTION - D MZIRAY
- CRIME IMPACT STATEMENT
- MANAGEMENT PLAN
- OBJECTION - D STOKLEY
- OBJECTION - K STOKLEY
- OBJECTION - J MCDERMOTT
- OBJECTION - S MCDERMOTT
- STATUTORY - KENT POLICE
- FLOOR PLANS
- SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN
- REDACTED
- MANAGEMENT PLAN
- CRIME IMPACT STATEMENT
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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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