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4 Batchelor Street Chatham Medway ME4 4BJ

Awaiting decision Medway MC/26/1795

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.

  • 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)

    Submitted 16 Sep 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Sep 2026

    Received by Medway

  2. 18 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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.

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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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

2 documents on file for this application

  • REDACTED Application Form · 17 Sep 2026
  • ACOUSTIC ASSESSMENT Supporting Documents · 17 Sep 2026

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What 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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    MC/26/1789 Submitted 16 Sep 2026 0m away

    69% historically approved · decision due ~11 Nov

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    Granted Conditions New dwelling 3 docs
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  • Land Rear Of 247-253 High Street And 1-5 Batchelor Street Chatham Medway ME4 4BJ

    MC/24/2340 Submitted 15 Nov 2024 4m away

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  • Land Rear Of 247-253 High Street And 1-5 Batchelor Street Chatham Medway ME4 4BJ

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