Planning application
3 Hunters Way West Darland Chatham Medway ME5 7HN
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 a residential dwelling (Class C3) to a children residential home (Class C2)
As published by the council, reference MC/26/1415
Application record
- Reference
- MC/26/1415
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 27 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Watling
- Postcode
- ME5 7HN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jul 2026
Received by Medway
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30 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Aug 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 24 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
22 documents on file for this application
- OBJECTION - T MIDWINTER
- OBJECTION - L GREEN
- STATUTORY - KENT POLICE
- OBJECTION - C HILL
- OBJECTION - C HILL
- OBJECTION - R HARGREAVES
- OBJECTION - N MAURICE
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- ELEVATIONS AND FLOOR PLANS
- REDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
- CARE MANAGEMENT PLAN
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- GOOD NEIGHBOUR AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN
- LOCAL AND NATIONAL NEED STATEMENT
- MISSING CHILD PROTOCOL AND POLICE LIAISON STRATEGY
- NOISE AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR MITIGATION PLAN
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- SECURITY STATEMENT
- SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL POLICY
- WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
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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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