Land Adj To 2A Borough Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4LS Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/0188 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Construction of 3 bedroom chalet bungalow with off street parking and associated hard standing and associated landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Feb 2026
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Validated
12 Feb 2026
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Consultation
16 Feb 2026
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Committee
1 Jul 2026
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Approved
3 Jul 2026

Approved on 3 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Medway Planning Committee on 1 Jul 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the bungalow was considered well designed, acceptable for neighbours and unlikely to add parking harm.
  • Residents and the ward councillor raised concerns about garden loss, drainage, trees, the street scene and parking.
  • The committee approved the application with conditions 1 to 16.
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 1 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 2

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
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. 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 4LS
Received
4 Feb 2026
Validated
12 Feb 2026
Ward
Gillingham South
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
3 Jul 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 141 days from validation, 85 days slower than Medway's median of 56 for new homes. Approved, as 72% of new homes here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
12%go to committee

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14678013
Neighbours
17 Feb 2026
Consultation
16 Feb 2026
Comments by
9 Mar 2026
Committee
1 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Medway
Planning Authority Score
9.2/10
Excellent
#3 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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