7 Camden Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1QS Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/0889 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 5 bedroom 6 person house in multiple occupation (Class C4) together with bin/cycle storage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
11 May 2026
Consultation
14 May 2026
Approved
3 Jul 2026

Approved on 3 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

Article 4 direction
Gillingham North. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Inside the Gillingham (Medway) built-up area; Air quality management area 32 m away: Gillingham AQMA; Tree preservation order 27 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
ME7 1QS
Received
11 May 2026
Validated
11 May 2026
Ward
Gillingham North
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
3 Jul 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
KLE Design Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 78% of changes of use here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
22%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14925417
Neighbours
14 May 2026
Consultation
14 May 2026
Comments by
5 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
14 May 2026
Committee
1 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Medway
Planning Authority Score
9.2/10
Excellent
#3 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Medway is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #8 out of 296. Only 19% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Medway decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #99 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #53 of 296
94%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #8 of 296
19%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #16 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
106 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
67 decided
999
Total decisions
88 refused in the year to March 2026