Medway planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Medway Council, updated daily. Medway Council received 454 planning applications in the last 90 days, 8 of them major schemes. 90% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 55 days.
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Recent applications in Medway
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Block A: 31-83 (odd) Dunlin Drive, Block B, Malin House, Block C, 8-36 (even) Cromarty House Block E, Portland House Block F, Shannon House Block G, Finister St Marys Island Chatham Medway ME4 3JL
Multi-block cladding remediation scheme, Chatham, full application stage. Non-combustible cladding replacement, masonry and render remediation, and spandrel glazing renewal across six Chatham Island blocks. Cladding, render, glazing and scaffolding subcontractors are the packages to target…
CladdingFaçade repairGlazing
Ingram House 15 Corporation Street Rochester Medway ME1 1ND
Four-unit Class E fit-out with M&E, Rochester, full application. Stud partitioning creates four business units at Ingram House, adding insulation, toilet ventilation, three AC condensers and loft mezzanine removal. Stud framing, acoustic insulation and AC installation are the packages open to…
Fit-outM&EInsulation
Ingram House 15 Corporation Street Rochester Medway ME1 1ND
Listed building fit-out creating four Class E business units, Rochester. Internal works including stud partitions, insulation, toilets and a loft mezzanine removal, at listed building consent stage. Partitioning, insulation, M&E and three AC condenser installs are open to fit-out and services…
Fit-outM&EInsulation
75 Gravesend Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 3PL
Seven-bed HMO conversion with side and rear extensions, Strood. Converts a Strood house into a seven-person HMO with side, rear and first-floor extensions, at full application. Fire compartmentation, kitchens and bathrooms, plus brickwork and roofing for the extensions, suit local trade…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
99 Castle Road Chatham Medway ME4 5HX
Two-flat house conversion with extensions and loft, Chatham. Converts a Chatham house into two flats with rear extensions and a loft dormer, at full application. Joinery, glazing, roofing and M&E packages for the new flats are open to local subcontractors.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
15 Ingram Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1SB
Two-flat conversion with rear extension and basement works, Gillingham, full application. Converts a Class E unit into two flats with rear extension, courtyard and garage demolition, at full application stage. Basement excavation, extension brickwork and two-flat fit-out favour groundworks, masonry…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
44 Carton Close Rochester Medway ME1 2QF
C2 residential institution change of use with sensory outbuilding, Rochester, full application. Converts a 125 sqm Carton Close house into a C2 residential institution and brings the existing outbuilding into use as a sensory space. Fire compartmentation, bathroom and M&E upgrades, and joinery are…
Fit-outM&EJoinery
1 Esplanade Rochester Medway ME1 1QE
Listed window replacement consent, Rochester Esplanade. Removes one sash and fits one casement within the staircase of a listed property, at listed building consent stage. Heritage joinery and glazing specialists can win this, supplying traditional timber casement units.
JoineryGlazing
Morrisons Petrol Station Knight Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 2AA
EV charging canopy at Strood petrol station, full application stage. Adds a free-standing canopy and charging bays to an existing forecourt in Medway. Steel canopy fabrication, pad foundations and grid connection works are the packages for local steel fabricators and electrical contractors.
GroundworksSteelM&E
The Oasis Academy Skinner Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1LG
Small academy accessibility and plant works, Gillingham, full application. Adds a new entry ramp and door to an existing classroom, plus two wall-mounted air condenser units. Groundworks for the ramp base, joinery for the door and M&E fixing for the condensers suit local trades.
GroundworksBrickworkJoinery
Medway Maritime Hospital Gate Lodge, Residences 6 And 7, Disablement Services Centre And Outbuildings 1 And 2 Windmill Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5NY
Demolition notification for hospital residences and outbuildings, Gillingham. Prior notification to clear a gate lodge, two residences, a services centre and two outbuildings at Medway Maritime Hospital. Demolition contractors, skip hire and site clearance are the live trades, with groundworks…
Demolition
Magnet Ambley Road Gillingham Business Park Gillingham Medway ME8 0PU
Commercial entrance alteration, Gillingham Business Park, Medway. Alters the elevations of an existing business park building to form a new entrance, at full application stage on a 0.01 ha site. Glazing, brickwork and entrance joinery packages suit local contractors for the new doorway and…
BrickworkGlazing
319 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1BU
Six-bed HMO conversion, Rochester High Street, full application. Change of use of an existing C3 house to a C4 six-bedroom house in multiple occupation, with a new bin and cycle store. Fit-out, fire separation, M&E and joinery for shared kitchens and bathrooms suit local subcontractors.
Fit-outM&EJoinery
100 Marshall Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 0AN
Two-storey side and single-storey rear extension, Rainham, Medway. Demolishes the garage and extends the house and front canopy at householder stage. Brickwork, roofing, groundworks and steel for the side extension lead the packages, with glazing for the rear.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
48 Derby Road Darland Chatham Medway ME5 7JD
Two-storey rear and side extension with garage clearance, Chatham. Part single, part two-storey extension to a Darland house after demolishing an existing garage, at full application stage. Demolition, brickwork, roofing and groundworks for footings suit local subcontractors, with steel and glazing…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Planning appeals in Medway Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Medway Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Medway Council, raw rate
31.1%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.1%
national rates applied to this caseload
2 percentage points above expected. Medway Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
568 appeals counted, 533 judged either way (166 allowed, 367 dismissed), 35 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 30.8% | 28.8% | 334 | 321 | 99 |
| Householder (HAS) | 32.5% | 35.6% | 128 | 126 | 41 |
| Enforcement Notice | 28.3% | 13.5% | 64 | 46 | 13 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 26.7% | 33.3% | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 30.8% | 20.6% | 14 | 13 | 4 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 42.9% | 36.9% | 7 | 7 | 3 |
3 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | None judged | 25% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Medway Council
Medway Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Medway Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent6 homes
- Affordable rent86 homes
- Shared ownership21 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Medway Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder91% (504 decided)
- residential79% (150 decided)
- other92% (145 decided)
- commercial96% (69 decided)
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