78 Ingram Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1SH Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/0473 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 6 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Class C4) together with construction of a single storey rear extension, dormer window to rear and installation of roof light to front to provide additional living accommodation with roof space with associated bin/cycle store and hard and soft landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Mar 2026
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Validated
16 Mar 2026
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Consultation
17 Mar 2026
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Committee
3 Jun 2026
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Approved
10 Jun 2026

Approved on 10 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Medway Planning Committee on 3 Jun 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because there was no HMO overconcentration and the proposal would provide good amenity without harming neighbours.
  • One objection cited the loss of a family home, increased parking pressures, traffic and highway safety concerns.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, committee discussion and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Medway's committee minutes of 3 Jun 2026.

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 19 m away; Conservation area 90 m away: Gillingham Green; Inside the Gillingham (Medway) built-up area; Heritage at risk 90 m away: Gillingham Green.
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £280,500 in June 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

19 June 2025£280,500Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
ME7 1SH
Received
10 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Ward
Gillingham North
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
10 Jun 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
LH Architectural
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 86 days from validation, 30 days slower than Medway's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 76% of changes of use here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
23%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-14767506
Neighbours
18 Mar 2026
Consultation
17 Mar 2026
Comments by
9 Apr 2026
Committee
3 Jun 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.