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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 dates12,482Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 8,992 approved or refused records
1,143Refused applications
7,849 approved · 1,143 refused · 591 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/2443
Construction of dormer windows front and rear and installation of roof lights to front to provide additional living accommodation within roof space
209 Lonsdale Drive Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 9JW
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/2444
Details pursuant to condition 3 (materials) on planning permission MC/22/0005 for Reinstatement of Oast to include the restoration of two kilns, construction of a single storey rear extension with balcony, single storey side extension and detached triple garage together with associated parking and landscaping - demolition of existing rear extension, conservatory and external stores
Oast House Factory Farm Wouldham Road Borstal Rochester Medway ME1 3TL
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/2445
Construction of a single storey rear infill extension
1 Gattons Farm Cottages Cooling Street Cliffe Rochester Medway ME3 7UA
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Not publishedCAN/24/2455
T1 - Ash - Remove single dead side leader on the north eastern side of the tree back to lowest growth point at approximately 3 meters from ground level. Remove the upper dead canopy into the secondary canopy, from 16 meters in height to approximately 12 meters retrenchment pruning. T2 - Holm Oak - Remove major deadwood from the canopy, reduce the lateral radial spread on the south and south western side of the canopy back from 8 meters to 6.5 meters over the road. Reduce the main leader back within the current canopy profile from 19 meters to 16 meters.
The Old Rectory The Street St Mary Hoo Rochester Medway ME3 8RH
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/2448
Construction of a single storey rear extension, new roof to existing conservatory with roof lights and conversion of basement into habitable room together with reinstatement of lightwell
57 Cavendish Avenue Gillingham Medway ME7 2NN
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/2449
Construction of a single storey extension to rear/ side - Demolition of an existing garden storage
13 Carnation Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 2YE
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/2450
Details pursuant to condition 5 (sustainable drainage) and 7 (ecological mitigation measures) on planning permission MC/22/1109 - Construction of nineteen dwellings with associated road, parking and landscaping
Land At Lennoxwood Adjacent To Petham Green Twydall Medway Gillingham ME8 6SW
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/2451
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for construction of a single storey rear extension
95 Allington Drive Strood Rochester Medway ME2 3SZ
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/2452
Details pursuant to condition 3 (CEMP) on planning permission MC/24/1289 for Construction of 34 dwellings together with access, parking, landscaping, open space and associated infrastructure and earthworks
Land West Of Edinburgh Road Isle Of Grain Rochester Medway
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/2453
Details pursuant to condition 4 (Archeological Work) on planning permission MC/24/1289 for Construction of 34 dwellings together with access, parking, landscaping, open space and associated infrastructure and earthworks
Land West Of Edinburgh Road Isle Of Grain Rochester Medway
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/2454
Details pursuant to condition 5 (Contamination Investigation) on planning permission MC/24/1289 for construction of 34 dwellings together with access, parking, landscaping, open space and associated infrastructure and earthworks
Land West Of Edinburgh Road Isle Of Grain Rochester Medway
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/2456
Neighbourhood consultation application for the construction of a single storey extension to rear - demolition of existing conservatory.The 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 2.62mThe height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 2.30m
221 Hempstead Road Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3QH
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/2457
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the change in use of the site from historical General Industrial (Class B2) and Storage/Distribution (Class B8) use to proposed General Industrial (Class B2) and Storage/Distribution (Class B8) use
Patmans Wharf Upnor Road Upnor Rochester Medway ME2 4UY
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/2460
Details pursuant to conditions 5 (Construction Lighting Management Plan) and 20 (CEMP) on planning permission MC/19/3015 - Outline planning permission with some matters reserved (appearance landscaping layout and scale) for the construction and operation of converter station, substation, associated plant, equipment, cables and boundary treatment as part of an interconnector to create a link between the Great British and German electricity networks.
Land West Of Grain Road And South Of West Lane Medway Power Station Grain Road Isle Of Grain Rochester Kent
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/2461
Listed Building Consent for the installation of internal roller shutter to shop front
102 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1JT
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/2462
Conversion of a residential integral lower ground garage to a studio flat
1 Cecil Road Rochester Medway ME1 2HT
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/2463
Reserved matters application relating to appearance, layout, scale, access to and landscaping pursuant to outline planning permission MC/22/2839 for construction of up to 181 market and affordable dwellings with associated access, roads, open space, drainage and other works together with the discharge of conditions 4 (LEMP) 75 (CEMP) 83 (SuDs) 87 (Ev Charging) 88 (Travel Plan) 92 (Landscape details) 93 (Trees) 94 (Parking Strategy) 101 (Climate Change) and 102 (BNG).
Land South Of Berwick Way, East Of Frindsbury Hill And North And West Of Parsonage Lane (known As Manor Farm) Frindsbury Rochester Medway
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/2464
External alterations to facades and roof to include replacement and installation of windows, roof lights and cladding
Waterside Court Walter Burke Way Chatham Maritime Chatham Medway ME4 4RT
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/2465
Construction of a vehicular crossover and hardstanding to front together with retaining wall
104 Eastcourt Lane Twydall Gillingham Medway ME8 6HQ
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/2466
Construction of rear garden porcelain patio, pergola, landscape lighting, low retaining wall and timber sleeper bed edging and path to front and replacement fence and gate to front
2 Haven Way St Marys Island Chatham Medway ME4 3LB
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/2468
Installation of energy efficiency measures inclusive of externally applied wall insulation with a render finish and flat roof insulation.
55 Toronto Road Gillingham Medway ME7 2ER
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/2475
Construction of an open sided canopy to rear - demolition of conservatory
34 Capel Close Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9TE
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/2476
Details pursuant to conditions 4 (CEMP), 5 (SUDs) and 6 (Surface Water Management Plan) on planning permission MC/21/3014 for construction of a residential care home (class C2) together with ancillary facilities, access, parking, amenity space and associated works
Land At Gillingham Gate Road Chatham Waters Gillingham Medway ME4 4FQ
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Not publishedMC/24/2477
Retrospective - construction of a single storey detached outbuilding to the rear of garden with raised decking - Demolition of existing sheds
13 Cambridge Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 3HW
Received 7 Dec 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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