Planning application
3 Watling Avenue Darland Chatham Medway ME5 7HA
Relates to MC/26/0724
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Details pursuant to condition 4 (Cycle parking) on planning permission MC/26/0724 for change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to children's care home (Class C2)
As published by the council, reference MC/26/1524
Application record
- Reference
- MC/26/1524
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refusal
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 5 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Watling
- Postcode
- ME5 7HA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Medway register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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MC/26/2037 Awaiting decision
3 Watling Avenue Darland Chatham Medway ME5 7HA
Details pursuant to condition 4 (Cycle Parking) on planning permission MC/26/0724 for Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to children's care home (Class C2)
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MC/26/0724 Decided
3 Watling Avenue Darland Chatham Medway ME5 7HA
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to children's care home (Class C2)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2026
Received by Medway
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13 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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5 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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7 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Registered.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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MC/26/0724 Decided
3 Watling Avenue Darland Chatham Medway ME5 7HA
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to children's care home (Class C2)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- REDACTED
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSE CYCLE STORAGE AND ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Medway refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
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