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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 dates12,340Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 8,883 approved or refused records
1,128Refused applications
7,755 approved · 1,128 refused · 582 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/1893
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the construction of a single storey extension to rear/ side along with the construction of dormers to front/ rear to convert the loft to a habitable space.
Yantlett Farm West Lane Isle Of Grain Rochester Medway ME3 0BG
Received 14 Sept 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1894
Single storey rear extension, and a single storey first floor extension over original dwelling.
25 Parsonage Lane Strood Rochester Medway ME2 4HP
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1895
Construction of a detached outbuilding to rear to form annexe
31 Harold Avenue Gillingham Medway ME7 2JQ
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1896
Details pursuant to condition 10 (Materials) and condition 14 ( Parking Management Plan) on planning permission MC/23/0400 for Conversion of existing building and a part two part first floor extension to rear/side to accommodate 7no. self contained flats incorporating 2 dormers and balconies together with associated external works.
42 North Street Strood Rochester Medway ME2 4SN
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1898
Demolition of existing detached garage and construction of a two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and widening dropped kerb.
27 Audley Avenue Darland Gillingham Medway ME7 3AY
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1900
Part garage conversion with associated alterations
3 Leigh Road Wainscott Rochester Medway ME3 8ED
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Not publishedTPA/24/1902
T1 - Ash - Reduce tree by 2m leaving 14mT2 - Beech - Prune North Eastern side back to curb line T3 - Beech - Reduce by 2m leaving 15m T4 - Ash - Coppice due to ash dieback T5 - Cherry - Prune back North Eastern side to curb line T6 - Beech - Prune back North Eastern side to curb line
Blackrock Gardens Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3TH
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1903
Construction of a single storey rear extension and garage conversion to a habitable room and front porch
3 Cox Gardens Gillingham Medway ME8 6BF
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1904
Installation of 2 new air conditioning units with associated pipework and electrical fixtures on existing framework on roof of building - Removal of 4 no existing air conditioning units
139 - 141 High Street Chatham Medway ME4 4DH
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1905
Installation of a new extended dormer (demolition of existing dormer).
2 Manor Farm Cottages West Street Cliffe Rochester Medway ME3 7TQ
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1906
Two storey side extension to replace existing side and rear elements
24 Abinger Drive Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8UL
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1907
Construction of a two storey side extension and a single storey front extension.
37 Brookmead Road Cliffe Woods Rochester Medway ME3 8HJ
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1908
Details pursuant to condition 4 (Landscape management plan) and 5 (Vehicle parking) on planning permission MC/21/1530 for Reserved Matters application relating to Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale (Part of phase 4 only) pursuant to hybrid permission reference: MC/17/2333 for the erection of a 3-6 storey building providing 101 no. independent living apartments and associated communal facilities. Construction of site access, parking, drop off area and associated hard and soft landscaping (including switch room and substation enclosure). Hybrid application was accompanied by an Environmental Statement.
Phase 4 Rochester Riverside Rochester ME1 1NH
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1909
Details pursuant to condition 17 (materials) on planning permission MC/20/3237 - Full planning permission for the change of use and conversion of Mountbatten House to provide 108 apartments together with the construction of a 12 storey extension to provide a further 56 apartments with 3no. flexible commercial floorspace at ground floor level, following demolition of the access ramps to/from the former bus station. Change of use and conversion of former bus station to provide car parking for the residential units. Change of use of part of the third floor level roof area of Mountbatten House to provide residential facilities (waste and recycling), cycle parking. Construction of rooftop restaurant on Mountbatten House together with public and residential roof gardens. The construction of a feature entrance to the Pentagon Shopping Centre. Construction/installation of pop up containers for shops, kiosks and cafe outlets in the lower level of the former bus station facing the new public square. Installation of flag/banner facade to taxi rank and former bus station fronting The Brook. Public realm and landscaping works including provision of a public square.
Mountbatten House Military Road Chatham Medway ME4 4JX
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1911
Application for Prior Approval under Class J, Part 14, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for installation of solar panels to front
Cliffe Woods Primary School View Road Cliffe Woods Rochester Medway ME3 8UJ
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1912
Construction of a single storey extension to rear - demolition of existing garage
24 Allison Avenue Darland Gillingham Medway ME7 3BZ
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1913
Listed Building Consent for the installation of historical information blue plaque
122 High Street Halling Rochester Medway ME2 1BZ
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1914
Listed Building Consent for installation of Historical Information Blue Plaque
1 Chapel Houses Chapel Lane Upper Halling Rochester Medway ME2 1JT
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1915
Listed building consent for the installation of a Historical Information Plaque
96 High Street Halling Rochester Medway ME2 1BY
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1918
Installation of new floodlighting to multi use games area (MUGA Court)
Waterfront UTC South Side Three Road Chatham Docks Gillingham Medway ME4 4FQ
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1919
Construction of an outbuilding in the rear garden.
35 Thomas Stanley Drive Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8FY
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1921
Prior notification for change of use from commercial to school and test centre with associated internal and external alterations
Cuxton House 1 Cuxton Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 2BT
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1922
Installation of energy efficiency measures inclusive of externally applied wall insulation with a render finish and flat roof insulation.
14, 38 And 71 Harold Avenue Gillingham Medway ME7 2JQ
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/1924
Construction of a detached outbuilding to rear to form annexe
10 Hilton Road Cliffe Woods Rochester Medway ME3 8LA
Received 18 Sept 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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