Land Rear Of Existing Playground In Shipwrights Avenue (Rear Of Gardens Of 30-50 (Evens) Clarence Road) Chatham Medway ME4 5JJ Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1584 - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Construction of a building for use as a multi-use boxing gym together with car parking, landscaping and associated works - resubmission of Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
18 Aug 2026
Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 13 Oct 2026, from Medway's recent commercial premises. Comments are open until 28 Sept 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 2

Article 4 direction
Chatham Central & Brompton. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Inside the Chatham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
ME4 5JJ
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Luton
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mark Carter Associates

Decision outlook

Day 27 of the 56-day target. Medway usually decides commercial premises by day 56.

Day 2729 days to the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
53decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

23 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15163430
Neighbours
28 Aug 2026
Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Comments by
28 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
10 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Medway
Planning Authority Score
9.2/10
Excellent
#3 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Medway is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #8 out of 296. Only 19% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Medway decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #99 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #53 of 296
94%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #8 of 296
19%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #16 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
106 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
67 decided
999
Total decisions
88 refused in the year to March 2026