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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 dates12,270Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 8,821 approved or refused records
1,115Refused applications
7,706 approved · 1,115 refused · 580 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/1403
Construction of an extension to front to form porch/wc.
47 Palmerston Road Chatham Medway ME4 5SJ
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1404
Construction of a part two/ part single storey extension to rear, hip to gable roof with dormer to rear to facilitate living accommodation within the roof space. Construction of a single storey porch to front and insertion of extra windows to side.
1 Lullingstone Close Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3TS
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1405
Details pursuant to condition 4 (EV Point) and 7 (Climate Change) on planning permission MC/23/0298 for Construction of a dwelling with associated parking and landscaping - demolition of existing garage
17 St Albans Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 2RT
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1406
Details pursuant to conditions 3 (Method Statement - Repointing), 4 (Method Statement - Windows) and 5 (Method Statement - Service Runs) on planning permission MC/22/1950 - Listed building consent for refurbishment of existing sash windows; stone and render repairs, new overflow weirs to existing rainwater drainage system and internal refurbishment including new decorations and floor finishes; new lighting; new sanitary, kitchen and laundry fittings; new kitchenettes; new electrical and mechanical services including new heating and mechanical ventilation and fire safety upgrades
Brompton Barracks Dock Road Chatham Medway ME4 4UG
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1407
Neighbourhood consultation application for the construction of a single storey extension to rear - demolition of existing rear projectionThe details submitted are as follows:The extension will extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 6mThe maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 3.93mThe height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 2.872m
15 New Street Chatham Medway ME4 6RH
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1408
Details pursuant to conditions 18 (SUDS Verification) and 19 (Climate Change Verification) on planning permission MC/23/2686 for variation of condition 7 (Implementation and remediation) on planning permission MC/21/3681 to reword condition 7 according to the covering letter
Land East Of Formby Road Halling Rochester Medway ME2 1AW
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1409
Application for a Non-material amendment to planning permission MC/23/2412 To relocate the building 1 metre away from 29 Gardiner Street.
46 Jeffery Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1BZ
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1410
Details pursuant to conditions 3 (cycle parking), 4 (refuse storage) and 5 (travel/parking management plan) on planning permission MC/23/2683 - Change of use from office to six x 1 bed flats, including three small single storey infill extensions and a first floor extension and roof extension incorporating a loft conversion, plus the installation of two first floor windows and one flat entrance door to facilitate - Re-submission of MC/23/0376
Pear Tree House 68 West Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1EF
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1411
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for conversion of garage into habitable room
8 Rochester Crescent Hoo St Werburgh Rochester Medway ME3 9JH
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1412
Construction of a two storey side extension and single storey rear extension with raised patio area - demolition of existing detached garage to side.
47 Greenway Horsted Chatham Medway ME5 9UY
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1413
Conversion of an existing dwelling house (Class C3) to a six person six bedroom house in multiple occupation (Class C4) together with the construction of an L shaped dormer to rear with associated parking and amenity space - removal of central and rear chimneys and demolition of rear garage/shed
433 Canterbury Street Gillingham Medway ME7 5LJ
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1414
Construction of 6 one bedroom flats and the provision of pedestrian accesses to the proposed development and No 156 Nelson Road - demolition of detached outbuilding resubmission of MC/20/2452
156 Nelson Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4LU
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1415
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission MC/23/1289 for alterations to existing car park, two new parking bays formed to existing grassed area and replacement of existing steel palisade fence around playground
St Nicholas Ce Voluntary Controlled Infant School London Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 3HU
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1416
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 6.00mThe maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 2.90mThe height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 2.37m
20 Harty Avenue Wigmore Gillingham Medway ME8 0NA
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1420
Formation of gable ends to roof at front and rear and insertion of dormers to one side of roof and roof lights to other side to provide living accommodation in roof space and construction of a porch to front to provide new entrance door.
Mill Croft Allhallows Road Lower Stoke Rochester Medway ME3 9SL
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1421
Demolition of existing hall to form extended carpark incorporating an increase from 21 to 28 car parking spaces, including the re-configuration of the carpark and the addition of a walkway.
189 Canterbury Street Gillingham Medway ME7 5TU
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1422
Construction of an orangery to rear together with refurbishment of existing decking, installation of new french doors and associated internal alterations - demolition of existing conservatory
33 Pilgrims Road Upper Halling Rochester Medway ME2 1HN
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1423
Variation of conditions 1 (approved plans) and 4 (entrance routes) of planning permission MC/22/2426 to allow for additional landscaping and amend the access arrangement to the Thai restaurant.
Lordswood Ten Pin Bowling And Snooker Centre Newton Close Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8TR
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1424
Listed building consent for installation of two W.Cs together with the surrounding cubicles, a small kitchenette and associated plumbing into the North East room at first floor level
351 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1DA
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Not publishedTPA/24/1425
T1 - Cherry - Prune secondary branches to achieve a ground clearance of 2.5m, Thin canopy by 10% and Crown reduce to a height of 6.5m from 10m and to a crown radius of 3.5m from 6m making all cuts outside the previous reduction points
2 Bredhurst Road Wigmore Gillingham Medway ME8 0PF
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1427
Construction of hard standing to facilitate off street parking with new access and vehicular crossover and associate engineering works
102 Eastcourt Lane Twydall Gillingham Medway ME8 6HQ
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1428
Details pursuant to conditions 7 (SUDS) and 9 (Construction Surface Water Management Plan) on planning permission MC/23/2830 - Two-storey flat roofed new-build teaching block at Hundred Hoo Academy with associated external works. The accommodation comprises 8 no. classrooms, a pupil break-out room, staff room and offices. The external works consist of extensions to the existing pedestrian path network, paved entrance area, outside breakout space and soft landscaping co-ordinated with the arboricultural and ecology reports.
The Hundred Of Hoo Academy Main Road Hoo St Werburgh Rochester Medway ME3 9HH
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1429
Application for a Lawful development Certificate (Existing) For the change of use from Agricultural to residential use
The Udder House Newhall Farm New Hall Farm Lane Lower Stoke Rochester Medway ME3 9PB
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1430
Construction of a two storey side and single storey front extension - demolition of existing garage
10 Chipstead Road Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9UA
Received 10 Jul 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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