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Medway Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Medway Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates12,204Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 8,767 approved or refused records
1,106Refused applications
7,661 approved · 1,106 refused · 579 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 May 2013 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information PlanningLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation areas and listed buildingsArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas24 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas47 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Not publishedMC/24/0840
Details pursuant to condition 3 (CEMP), 5 (Contamination), 9 (Materials), 14 (No Piling ), 15 (Surface water drainage) on planning permission MC/21/1220 - Construction of a 2 storey block of 5no. self contained 1 bedroom / 2 person flats with associated cycle store, amenity space, refuse storage facilities together with boundary walls and fences.
1A Milton Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5LP
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/0841
Construction of a detached annexe
Blackmoore Barn Pond Hill Cliffe Rochester Medway ME3 7QS
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/0842
Change of use of ground floor level from general industrial into offices together with a first floor extension (use class E (g)) - Resubmission of MC/23/1508
58-64 Grove Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 4BY
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/0843
Prior Notification under Schedule 2 Part 11 Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for demolition of :Building 1: Referral block. Single storey, prefabricated building, 28m long by 8m wide approx. Building 2: Science lab classroom, linked to main science building. Single storey, 13.6m long by 4.3m wide approx. Building 3: Janitor's welfare hut. Single storey, 11.5m long by 5m wide approx.
The Robert Napier School Third Avenue Gillingham Medway ME7 2LX
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/0845
Installation of ten electric vehicle charging bays
Blake Building Central Avenue Chatham Maritime Gillingham Medway ME4 4TB
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/0848
Details pursuant to condition 3 on appeal decision APP/A2280/C/22/3296166 for without the benefit of planning permission the material change of use of the property to a mixed use for a scrap yard, vehicle breaking and repair, waste deposit, processing and transfer, residential and forestry.
The Woodlands Hempstead Road Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3QL
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/0851
Neighbourhood consultation application for the construction of a single storey extension to rear.The details submitted are as follows:The extension will extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 4.5 mThe maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 2.98 mThe height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 2.8 m
53 Rochester Street Chatham Medway ME4 6RT
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Not publishedTPA/24/0852
T1 - Silver Birch - crown lift over roof of flats 21-30 to give 2m clearance & prune overhang by 1.5mT2 - Ash - crown lift next to lamp column & clear by 1mT3 - Cherry - prune to clear from flats 1-10 to give 1.5m clearance (radial 5.4m)T4 - Acer - prune away from flats 11-20 to give 1.5m clearance (raidal 5.7m)G1- crown Lift all trees to KCC standard roadside on Miers Court Road (5.5m over road & path)All works are to clearance of roads/lamp posts and property
Flats 1-10, 11-20 And 21-30 Gregory Close Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9LJ
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/0853
Construction of a single storey rear extension - demolition of existing outbuilding
104 Chatham Grove Chatham Medway ME4 6LZ
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/0854
Construction of a single storey side/rear wrap around extension and a loft conversion with a dormer on rear roof slope with associated alterations
249 Napier Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4LY
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/0855
Construction of a single storey rear extension together with new patio area - demolition of existing conservatory and attached outbuilding
305 Wilson Avenue Rochester Medway ME1 2SS
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/0857
Listed building consent for the opening of a doorway at first floor level
St Andrews House The College The Precinct Rochester Medway ME1 1SU
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Not publishedCAN/24/0858
(T1) URN 17414 - Fraxinus angustifolia - Crown reduce to a retained height of 11m.
Sited Approximately 60M West From Play Area Within Grange Road Cemetery Gillingham Kent
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/0859
Neighbourhood consultation application for the construction of a single storey extension to rear.The details submitted are as follows:The extension will extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 3.65mThe maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 3.15mThe height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 3m
24 Swale Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 2TT
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/0860
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for construction of a single storey extension to rear
14 Anchor Road Rochester Medway ME1 2PR
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/0861
Conversion of existing conservatory into a habitable room together with new roof
2 Harvesters Close Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8PA
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/0868
Details pursuant to condition 2 (glare assessment) on planning permission MC/22/2698 - Application for Prior Approval under Schedule 2 Part 14 Class J of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the installation of solar panels to the existing roof
Wickes Building Supplies Ltd New Cut Chatham Medway ME4 6AA
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/0869
Change of use from residential (C3) to office (Class E (c)(ii)).
47 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/0870
Construction of a single storey extension to front of garage along with the conversion of the garage to a habitable space with roof lights
30 Mayford Road Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8QZ
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/0871
Construction of a car port to the side of the garage and a canopy to the front of the house.
2 Copperpenny Drive Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3DT
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/0872
Construction of a single storey detached outbuilding to rear with access steps, new patio and storage to side
205 Maidstone Road Rochester Medway ME1 3BU
Received 28 Apr 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/0873
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for a single storey extension to rear
1 Longfellow Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5PB
Received 28 Apr 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/0875
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for a loft conversion with dormer to rear and roof light to front.
71 Allington Road Gillingham Medway ME8 6PH
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/0876
Siting of three portacabins for use as mobile forest classrooms
Field To The North Of Little Acres Childrens Nursery 60 Oakleigh Grove Cliffe Woods Rochester Medway ME3 8GY
Received 29 Apr 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Medway Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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