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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 dates

13,683Searchable applications

0Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 9,485 approved or refused records

1,269Refused applications

8,216 approved · 1,269 refused · 651 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 May 2013 to 27 Sept 2027. Most recent record check: 18 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning Local plan Planning policy Pre-application advice Pre-application advice Conservation areas Conservation areas and listed buildings Article 4 directions Article 4 Directions

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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/26/0279
Change of use from Class C3 (dwellinghouse) to Class C4 (small HMO) following removal of permitted development rights (Lawful Development Certificate ref: MC/25/0569)
5 Burns Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1NF
Received 16 Feb 2026
Not publishedMC/26/0281
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for the Change of use from class (C3) Single dwelling house to class (C4) 6 bed House of multiple occupants
21 Institute Road Chatham Medway ME4 4PF
Received 16 Feb 2026
Not publishedMC/26/0282
Change of use from Class C3 Dwellinghouse into a 7-bedroom, 8-person House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis) with improved communal living space and amended internal layout; Reinstatement of front balcony, wood. Existing woodwork to front to be repaired, refurbished and painted. To the rear, to install 3 x rooflights and install cycle store within existing side garage. (revised scheme). following removal of permitted development rights (Lawful Development Certificate ref: MC/25/0950).
13 Park Avenue Gillingham Medway ME7 4AS
Received 16 Feb 2026
Not publishedTPA/26/0283
T1 - Maple (rear garden adjacent to patio area) Crown reduction by up to 3 metres in height and up to 3 metres on the road-facing and neighbouring boundary sides to provide suitable clearance from the highway and neighbouring garden. Crown to be reduced evenly to suitable growth points retaining a flowing to maintain natural shape.Remove minor deadwood.T2 - Cherry (rear boundary adjacent to fence) Fell to ground level.Reason: Tree is in visible physiological decline with significant deadwood present and reduced vitality. It heavily overhangs the neighbouring property and is of Limited long term sustainability and amenity value. Removal proposed due to deterioration and potential risk of branch failure.Replacement planting: Proposed replacement: 1 no. Amelanchier lamarckii (or similar small ornamental species), 8-10cm girth, to be planted within the rear garden during the next planting season.
10 Magdalen Close Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3TA
Received 16 Feb 2026
Not publishedMC/26/0284
Details pursuant to condition 8 (sample panel for new wall) on planning permission MC/25/0753 for demolition of existing buildings and structures and construction of a new food retail store (Use Class E(a)), with access, car and cycle parking, landscaping and associated works
St John Fisher School 79 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP
Received 16 Feb 2026
Not publishedMC/26/0285
Construction of two dormers to the front and rear and gable roof extension to existing dwellinghouse; construction of orangery to the rear; construction of roof extension of existing garage.
69 St Margarets Street Rochester Medway ME1 3BJ
Received 16 Feb 2026
Not publishedMC/26/0287
Construction of a single storey extension to side along with relocation of the entrance door to front
30 Iden Road Wainscott Rochester Medway ME2 4PH
Received 16 Feb 2026
Not publishedMC/26/0288
Construction of a two storey rear extension - Demolition of the existing single storey rear addition
139 Saxton Street Gillingham Medway ME7 5EH
Received 16 Feb 2026
Not publishedMC/26/0290
Part retrospective application for alterations to garden landscaping and the installation of a pergola and home sauna.
8 The Crescent St Marys Island Chatham Medway ME4 3LE
Received 16 Feb 2026
Not publishedMC/26/0291
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for the change of use from a single dwelling house (Class C3) to a small House in Multiple Occupation ( Class C4) for up to six occupants.
73 Copenhagen Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4RU
Received 17 Feb 2026
Not publishedMC/26/0292
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for the current use as a C4 house of multiple occupation
257 Marlborough Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5HS
Received 17 Feb 2026
Not publishedMC/26/0293
Application for a Lawful development Certificate (Existing) for construction of single storey rear extension
30 Manor Lane Borstal Rochester Medway ME1 3JN
Received 17 Feb 2026
Not publishedMC/26/0294
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission MC/25/2076 to amend the proposed typical PV installation information.
Land West Of Station Road Rainham Gillingham Medway
Received 17 Feb 2026
Not publishedMC/26/0295
Construction of a single storey rear extension and demolition of the conservatory.
16 Hickory Dell Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3SL
Received 17 Feb 2026
Not publishedMC/26/0296
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) to convert the existing front garden into a driveway to provide off-street parking along with associated engineering works.
36 Benenden Road Wainscott Rochester Medway ME2 4NX
Received 17 Feb 2026
Not publishedMC/26/0298
Application for a Non Material Amendment on planning permission MC/25/2456 to change front elevation bedroom on left side; swap the two large and small windows around to the front and rear; the roof lights have had to be raised closer to the ridge.
599 Maidstone Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 0LJ
Received 17 Feb 2026
Not publishedMC/26/0299
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for change of use from dwelling house to supported living.
34 Randolph Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4PP
Received 17 Feb 2026
Not publishedMC/26/0300
Details pursuant to condition 14 (Parking management plan) 15 (Cycle Storage) 21 (Lighting strategy) on planning application MC/25/0818 - Variation of condition 02 on planning permission MC/22/1109 for the construction of nineteen dwellings with associated road, parking and landscaping
Land At Lennoxwood Adjacent To Petham Green Twydall Medway Gillingham ME8 6SW
Received 17 Feb 2026
Not publishedMC/26/0301
Details pursuant to condition 30 (Details of the visibility and highways improvement ) on planning permission MC/23/0161 - demolition of existing single storey building and construction of two blocks comprising of 18 apartments with associated parking, landscaping and refuse and cycle storage
Aburound House Woodlands Road Gillingham Medway ME7 2DT
Received 17 Feb 2026
Not publishedMC/26/0302
Construction of a single storey rear extension
156 Bredhurst Road Wigmore Gillingham Medway ME8 0QX
Received 17 Feb 2026
Not publishedMC/26/0303
Application for a non-material amendment to planning application MC/25/2503 for alterations to the internal arrangement, not affecting the exterior. The internal changes re-route the way through the building to provide direct access to the accessible w.c. from the cafe, as well as from the hairdressers.
157 Church Street Cliffe Rochester Medway ME3 7QB
Received 17 Feb 2026
Not publishedMC/26/0304
Construction of a ground floor extension to rear, alterations to the existing front bay window along with raising and alteration of the existing main roof. Construction of a gabled in filled porch to front
Bush House Hoppers Farm Ratcliffe Highway St Mary Hoo Rochester Medway ME3 8RJ
Received 18 Feb 2026
Not publishedCAN/26/0306
T472- Turkish Hazel- Crown reduction removing 2 meters from crown radius and 2m from the total height. Existing crown radius is 8m, this will reduce the crown radius to 6m. Existing height is 12m, 2m reduction will reduce total height down to 10m from ground level.
B14 Admirals Offices Main Gate Road Historic Dockyard Chatham Medway ME4 4TZ
Received 18 Feb 2026
Not publishedCAN/26/0307
T144 - Lime - Remove low dead branch over path. Excessively long dead low branch over path at 7 meters. T143 - Walnut - Fell to ground level Poor vigor and little sign of retrenchment or potential retrenchment suggests sufficient crown reduction to mitigate. Extensive Armillaria mellea fruiting bodies and decay at base would send tree into further decline. T140 - Horse Chestnut - Pollard at previous point at 9m (remove all branches below this point) Tree not in leaf at time of survey but dieback and poor bud density in upper crown in line with decay at base suggests poor compartmentalization of decay. Probably pollarded in distant past at 3 meters then semi pollarded more recently at 8 meters. Tree over footpath and increased target range picnic benches. Although there is reduced vigor with decay reasonable bud density elsewhere suggests tree may recover from re-pollarding at 9 meter to reduce risk of whole tree failure.
Admirals Offices Main Gate Road Historic Dockyard Chatham Medway ME4 4TZ
Received 18 Feb 2026

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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.

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