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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 dates12,308Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 8,854 approved or refused records
1,121Refused applications
7,733 approved · 1,121 refused · 582 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/1611
Listed building consent for the removal of the partition wall between the existing kitchen and dining room to create open plan kitchen/diner in Wardens cottage. Replacement of clinker block partition wall between two bedrooms on first floor above with a timber stud partition wall to reduce load on floor.
1 The Cottage Foord Almshouses Rochester Medway ME1 3AY
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Not publishedTPA/24/1612
T1 - Sweet Chestnut - Reduce North side of tree that overhangs the boundary by 2.5m back to suitable growth points and remove epicormic growth from the stem on the North side of the tree
Boundary Between 161 And 163 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6JG
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1613
Residential-led mixed use development comprising of residential units (Class C3) and commercial/community floorspace (Classes E and F) together with vehicular access off High Street and Bardell Terrace, vehicle (including on site and on street spaces), cycle parking provision, private amenity space, landscaping, engineering works, public realm, and associated works
Ironmonger Yard Rochester Medway ME1 1NG
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1614
Construction of single-storey detached outbuilding to rear for use as a garage/store
56 Wyles Road Chatham Medway ME4 6LE
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1615
Construction of a pitched roof porch to front
4 East Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1EH
Received 4 Aug 2024 - Not publishedTPA/24/1616
T1 - Oak - Crown reduction to the height of no less than 13m above ground level.Crown reduction to a radius of no less than 6.5m north, 6.5m east, 5m south and 6m west.All punning cuts to be made at subtle growth points, remove dead wood.
65 Cambridge Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 0JH
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1617
Construction of a single storey rear extension - demolition of existing garage
55 Brompton Farm Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 3QX
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1618
Details pursuant to condition 5 (Contamination and Verification Report) 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 5 Aug 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1619
Installation of a new kitchen extraction system
392 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1DJ
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1621
Retrospective application for installation of a temporary single storey Portakabin classroom building for a period of 3 years
Silverbank Centre Churchill Avenue Wayfield Chatham Medway ME5 0LB
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1622
Details pursuant to condition 3 (noise assessment) on planning permission MC/23/0455 for the construction of an electrical sub-station
Land At Gillingham Gate Road (Opposite North House) Chatham Waters Gillingham ME4 4FQ
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1624
Construction of a two storey rear extension together with patio area and steps - demolition of existing garden store
66 Priestfields Rochester Medway ME1 3AB
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1625
Details pursuant to condition 3 (CEMP), 4 (Noise), 5 (Ductwork Noise), 6 (Ventilation system) and 7 (Air quality) on planning permission -MC/22/0491 Roof extension to construct two additional storeys on the existing building to create 8 new dwellings - Resubmission of MC/21/0936
346A High Street Chatham Medway ME4 4NP
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Not publishedTPA/24/1626
All trees of any species that overhang the public footpath, northeast of St Augustine School between points A & B on the attached plan:In perpetuity and as the need arises, crown lift to provide no more than 3.0m clearance above the footpath, making all cuts at suitable growth points.In perpetuity and as the need arises, cut growth below a height of 2.5m above ground level back to the school fence line.In perpetuity and as the need arises, cut growth to provide up to 0.5m clearance from the illuminated head of any streetlight, as well as any growth below the illuminated head of any streetlight.Reasons: to prevent obstruction to the public footpath and to ensure street lights are not damaged or obstructed by tree growth.
St Augustine Of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Deanwood Drive Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9NP
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1628
Advertisement consent for 2 x Post Mounted Signs non illuminated
Land South Of Berwick Way, East Of Frindsbury Hill And North And West Of Parsonage Lane (known As Manor Farm), Frindsbury, Rochester, Medway
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1629
Advertisement consent for 1no D6 (digital advertisement) freestanding screen internally illuminated
Gibraltar Service Station New Road Chatham Medway ME4 4RY
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Not publishedCAN/24/1638
Trees T53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63 - felled due to reasons stated in report. T63 has already been felled previously.
St Marys Hall, Farm Office Hall Road St Mary Hoo Rochester Medway ME3 8RW
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Not publishedCAN/24/1639
T1 and T2 Holly trees - Crown lift to 2.4m and cut back overhanging from pavement area
48 Maidstone Road Rochester Medway ME1 1RJ
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1641
Details pursuant to condition 4 (Contamination Investigation), condition 5 (Contamination Remediation), condition 14 (EV Provision), condition 28 (External Lighting) on planning permission MC/23/1473 for Construction of a food retail store (Class E) and 12 x apartments, split between two separate blocks comprising a ground floor retail unit and 4 apartments above fronting Watling Street with a separate building containing 8 apartments to the rear fronting Star Mill Lane with means of access and associated car parking, servicing and landscaping.
Former Medway Fire Station Land At Star Mill Lane Gillingham Medway ME5 7HQ
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1642
Proposed single storey extension to the rear to create a larger facility for the existing takeaway use. New access steps to rear to provide access to first floor.
38 Canterbury Street Gillingham Medway ME7 5TX
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1643
Retrospective - Construction of a dormer to front to facilitate living accommodation within the roof space
92 Gravesend Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 3PN
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Not publishedTPA/24/1644
W1 - Woodland Trees - Encroaching on buildings and garden areas - Reduce limbs that are encroaching on buildings and garden area leaving a 2m distance from buildings.
Coppice Court Hempstead Gillingham Medway
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Not publishedTPA/24/1645
Mixed species - Coppice any trees within the indicated 390mx1m section of woodland abutting Lamplighters Close, not exceeding 8cm stem diameter (measurement taken at 0.5m from ground level), and not exceeding a height of 4m from ground level. Lift East facing crown and remove epicormic growth of any trees exceeding 8cm stem diameter, but not exceeding a height of 5m, to 3m from ground level. Lift East facing crown and remove epicormic growth of any trees exceeding 8cm stem diameter and exceeding a height of 5m, to 4m from ground level. All works are to reduce encroachment of vegetation on properties abutting the woodland. Works will be carried out in 83.4mx1m sections per quarter, as to not exceed 5 cubic metres of timber. Location: 38- 88 Lamplighters Close, Hempstead, Gillingham, Medway.
Land Behind 38- 88 Lamplighters Close Hempstead Gillingham Medway
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1646
Change of use of the ground floor level from use class B2 general industrial to E(b) sale of food and drink with a first floor extension for office use (use class E (g))
58 - 64 Grove Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 4BY
Received 8 Aug 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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