58 York Avenue Gillingham Medway ME7 5JG Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/0221 - Full Application Refused

Proposal

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

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Feb 2026
✓
Consultation
10 Feb 2026
✓
Committee
3 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
8 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 8 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Medway Planning Committee on 3 Jun 2026.

Refused

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised refusal because the only communal space was inadequate for six residents and could harm their health and wellbeing.
  • An objector raised concerns about errors in the planning statement and layout, and questioned the availability of bus routes.
  • The committee refused the application for reason 1 only after discussing concerns about insufficient communal and living space.
Read how the committee decided The proposed conversion and extensions, officers’ assessment, objections, committee discussion and refusal are covered.

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

Site constraints 4

Article 4 direction
Gillingham South. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Medway Hospital, Laundry Water Tower, Grade II, about 47 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Tree preservation order about 20 m away; Inside the Gillingham (Medway) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 3

Last sold for £260,000 in November 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

6 November 2025£260,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
18 July 2017£219,000
23 November 2001£64,000

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 5JG
Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
9 Feb 2026
Ward
Gillingham South
Case officer
Show
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
8 Jun 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
NMB Projects Ltd
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 119 days from validation, 63 days slower than Medway's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 24% 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-14687453
Neighbours
10 Feb 2026
Consultation
10 Feb 2026
Comments by
3 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
25 Feb 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 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.