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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Medway Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
7,862 approved · 1,148 refused · 591 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
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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.
Arethusa Venture Centre Upnor Road Upnor Rochester Medway ME2 4XB
Received 13 Dec 202442 Malvern Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4BA
Received 13 Dec 2024Land Between Sharnal Street And Ratcliffe Highway Accesssed From A228 Roundbout High Halstow Rochester Medway
Received 15 Dec 202420 Eastcourt Lane Twydall Gillingham Medway ME8 6EY
Received 16 Dec 2024Land West Of Edinburgh Road Isle Of Grain Rochester Medway
Received 16 Dec 2024Land West Of Edinburgh Road Isle Of Grain Rochester Medway
Received 16 Dec 2024Land West Of Edinburgh Road Isle Of Grain Rochester Medway
Received 16 Dec 202442 Byron Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5QH
Received 16 Dec 2024200A Luton Road Luton Chatham Medway ME4 5BP
Received 16 Dec 2024The Old Vicarage Boley Hill Rochester Medway ME1 1TE
Received 16 Dec 20241 The Alps Rochester Medway ME1 3FD
Received 17 Dec 20244 Marine View St Marys Island Chatham Medway ME4 3LA
Received 17 Dec 2024Medway Power Station Grain Road Isle Of Grain Rochester Medway ME3 0AG
Received 17 Dec 2024Stonebridge 212 Main Road Hoo St Werburgh Rochester Medway ME3 9HG
Received 17 Dec 2024Garages At Berkeley Mount Old Road Chatham Medway ME4 6BW
Received 17 Dec 2024204 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6HS
Received 17 Dec 2024122 Macklands Way Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7PP
Received 17 Dec 20248 Galahad Avenue Strood Rochester Medway ME2 2YS
Received 17 Dec 202422 New Road Chatham Medway ME4 4QR
Received 17 Dec 202422 New Road Chatham Medway ME4 4QR
Received 17 Dec 20242 Hothfield Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8BJ
Received 17 Dec 2024Land Opposite 20-30 Weybridge Close Lordswood Chatham Medway
Received 18 Dec 2024UNit B (32-34)Dockside Outlet Centre Maritime Way Chatham Maritime Chatham Medway ME4 3ED
Received 18 Dec 2024Unit B 32-34 Dockside Outlet Centre Maritime Way Chatham Maritime Chatham Medway ME4 3ED
Received 18 Dec 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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