Planning application
120 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective change of use of C3 dwellinghouse to C2 care home for a maximum of 5 residents
As published by the council, reference MC/26/1454
Application record
- Reference
- MC/26/1454
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 1 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Chatham Central & Brompton
- Postcode
- ME4 6DQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Aug 2026
Received by Medway
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7 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 October 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 53 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
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The process from here
This application is with Medway for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
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