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Medway planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Medway Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Medway website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates32,018Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
56%Approval rate · 8,240 approved or refused records
3,651Refused applications
4,589 approved · 3,651 refused · 1,298 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Nov 2007 to 27 Sept 2027. Most recent record check: 6 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/14/0148
Listed building consent for change of use back to church; installation of internal linings with fabric ceilings; formation of toilets and administration of offices within annexe and installation of gates (demolition of porch to existing annexe)
St Marys Church Dock Road Chatham
Received 14 Jan 2014 - Not publishedMC/14/0147
Conversion of garage to habitable living accommodation
85 Wiltshire Close Princes Park Chatham ME5 7SS
Received 20 Jan 2014 - Not publishedMC/14/0146
Construction of a two storey side extension
32 Banks Road Strood Rochester ME2 4HD
Received 20 Jan 2014 - Not publishedMC/14/0145
Change of use back to church; installation of internal linings with fabric ceilings; formation of toilets and administration offices within annexe and installation of gates (demolition of porch to existing annexe)
St Marys Church Dock Road Chatham
Received 14 Jan 2014 - Not publishedMC/14/0144
Change of use of amenity land to front to residential garden and engineering works to provide vehicle hard standing area and steps
32 Bedford Avenue Rainham Gillingham ME8 7EP
Received 17 Jan 2014 - Not publishedMC/14/0143
Construction of single storey rear extensions
Robert Bean Lodge Pattens Lane Rochester ME1 2QT
Received 17 Jan 2014 - Not publishedMC/14/0141
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the construction of a log cabin to rear
171 Station Road Rainham Gillingham ME8 7SP
Received 16 Jan 2014 - Not publishedMC/14/0140
Details pursuant to conditions 9 and 10 of planning application MC/11/2848 - development to provide 87 apartments, ancillary access, landscaping, car and cycle parking, waste and recycling facilities
Building E Victory Pier Pier Road Gillingham Kent ME7 1RL
Received 16 Jan 2014 - Not publishedMC/14/0138
Change of use from retail to a self-contained bedsit including alterations to front/side elevation to form new entrance (removal of existing shop front)
113A Barnsole Road Gillingham Kent ME7 4DY
Received 15 Jan 2014 - Not publishedMC/14/0137
Construction of a single storey extension to side and first floor extension to rear
23 Hickory Dell Hempstead Gillingham ME7 3SL
Received 17 Jan 2014 - Not publishedMC/14/0134
Conversion of existing integral garages to provide two new studio apartments
1 - 3 Cross Street Chatham ME4 4LT
Received 13 Jan 2014 - Not publishedMC/14/0133
Construction of a 4 bedroom detached dwelling and detached garage (demolition of detached garage)
Rear Of 75 London Road Rainham Gillingham ME8 7RJ
Received 15 Jan 2014 - Not publishedMC/14/0132
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for formation of gable end to roof, construction of a dormer window to rear and installation a rooflight to front to provide additional living accommodation within roof space
185 Wilson Avenue Rochester ME1 2SN
Received 13 Jan 2014 - Not publishedMC/14/0131
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission MC/12/2047 for changes to stair core 1 and adjoining cycle store and widening of entrance arch.
174-176 Canterbury Street Gillingham ME7 5XG
Received 15 Jan 2014 - Not publishedMC/14/0130
Construction of a single storey rear extension and attached garage to side/front - demolition of existing rear garage, store and conservatory
158 Wigmore Road Wigmore Gillingham ME8 0TJ
Received 16 Jan 2014 - Not publishedMC/14/0129
Construction of a single storey toilet block to Eliot Ward
Medway Maritime Hospital Windmill Road Gillingham ME7 5NY
Received 15 Jan 2014 - Not publishedMC/14/0126
Construction of two storey extension to the rear and installation of first floor window to side
9 Chute Close Parkwood Gillingham ME8 9RW
Received 15 Jan 2014 - Not publishedMC/14/0124
Construction of a 2-bedroomed end of terrace dwelling with conservatory and rearrangement of existing parking
14 Begonia Avenue Twydall Gillingham ME8 6YA
Received 13 Jan 2014 - Not publishedMC/14/0122
Change of use from retail A1 use class to dentist surgery D1 use class
4 Clover Street Chatham ME4 4DT
Received 16 Jan 2014 - Not publishedMC/14/0121
Relocation and enlargement of the proposed balancing ponds approved under application MC/12/1791 and the installation of a foul water pumping station and associated earth works.
St Andrews Park (Former Cemex Site) Land To The East Of The A228 Formby Road Halling Rochester ME2 1AW
Received 15 Jan 2014 - Not publishedMC/14/0119
Change of use from D2 assembly hall to residential 3 bedroomed bungalow with associated parking
Garrison Church Hall Maxwell Road Brompton Gillingham ME2 4XA
Received 15 Jan 2014 - Not publishedMC/14/0117
Removal of existing wooden pavilion and replacement with a new wooden pavilion to be used as an educational hub and activity support building
Arethusa Playing Field Elm Avenue Chattenden Rochester ME2 4XB
Received 14 Jan 2014 - Not publishedMC/14/0116
Details pursuant to conditions 10 of planning permission MC/13/2753 for Prior Notification of proposed demolition and removal of the main power station buildings including the boiler house and chimney; Demolition and removal of small ancillary buildings and structures within E.ON landholding and demolition and removal of tanks on siteDemolition and removal of the main power station buildings including the boiler house and chimney; Demolition and removal of small ancillary buildings and structures within E.ON landholding and demolition and removal of tanks on site.
Grain Power Station Power Station Road Isle Of Grain Rochester ME3 0AR
Received 16 Jan 2014 - Not publishedMC/14/0115
Application for Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for construction of a single storey rear extension
2 Second Avenue Gillingham ME7 2HX
Received 16 Jan 2014
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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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