Planning application
4 Batchelor Street Chatham Medway ME4 4BJ
Works: New dwelling Demolition Small domestic
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Proposal
Details pursuant to condition 4 (Noise - external) and condition 5 (Acoustic - sound insulation) on planning permission MC/23/0686 for construction of a new mixed-used development comprising ground floor commercial (Use Class E) and 2no. 1 Person Studio Flats above (Use Class C3) - demolition of existing single storey building
As published by the council, reference MC/26/1795
Application record
- Reference
- MC/26/1795
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 17 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 18 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Chatham Central & Brompton
- Postcode
- ME4 4BJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Medway register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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MC/26/1789 Awaiting decision
4 Batchelor Street Chatham Medway ME4 4BJ
Details pursuant to condition 5 (Acoustic Assessment) on planning permission MC/23/2821 - Prior notification for a proposed change of use of rear of premises from Commercial, Business and Service (use class E) to 4x studio flats (use class C3)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Sep 2026
Received by Medway
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18 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 November 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: MC/23/0686 (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
BEAU Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Folkestone
Active · incorporated 2022 · Folkestone
18 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils
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2 documents on file for this application
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- ACOUSTIC ASSESSMENT
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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
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