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RefusedCouncil status: Not published
Change of use from B1 to Residential/B1 Office, including the construction of single storey extensions to front and both sides of building to facilitate its conversion.
Plot 3 Merryboys Stables Merryboys Road Cliffe Woods Rochester ME3 7TP
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Status and dates
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- DoneReceived19 Feb 2010
- DoneValidated18 Mar 2010
- Not publishedConsultationNo date on council record
- Date set by councilAgreed decision date29 Apr 2010
- DecidedRefusal10 May 2010
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Council source
- Application type
- Full Application
- Ward
- Strood Rural Ward
- Parish
- Cliffe And Cliffe Woods
- Documents
- 12 published
Proposal
Change of use from B1 to Residential/B1 Office, including the construction of single storey extensions to front and both sides of building to facilitate its conversion.
- Reference
- MC/10/0559
- Alternative references
- PP-00980164
- Ward
- Strood Rural Ward
- Parish
- Cliffe And Cliffe Woods
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- Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report10 May 2010View
- Decision NoticeDecision Notice10 May 2010View
- Topographic SurveyA1Drawings12 Mar 2010View
- Site PlanA4Drawings12 Mar 2010View
- Floor PlanA3Drawings12 Mar 2010View
- ElevationsA3Drawings12 Mar 2010View
- ElevationsA3Drawings12 Mar 2010View
- CurrentSupporting Documents12 Mar 2010View
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Decision and conditions
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