217 Canterbury Street Gillingham Medway ME7 5XB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from existing 6 bedroom 8 person Sui Generis HMO (Ref. ) to a 7 bedroom 8 person HMO with no physical alterations and no change to occupancy. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 7 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Aug 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Associated applications 4
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Site constraints 2
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 2
Last sold for £225,000 in November 2024. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 60 days from validation, 4 days slower than Medway's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 76% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-13828740
- Neighbours
- 16 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 7 Jul 2026
- Site or press notice
- 26 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
31 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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Council archive
217 Canterbury Street Gillingham Medway ME7 5XB
Change of use from mixed commercial/residential (Sui Generis) to a 6-bed HMO, accommodating up to eight persons (Sui Generis) together with construction of a single storey extension to rear, new bay window to front, L-shaped dormer window to rear and installation of roof lights to front to provide additional living accommodation within roof space, bin/cycle store and associated external alterations. (Amendments to previously approved MC/25/0679)
- Received
- 6 Jun 2025
- Decided
- 17 Sep 2025
- Outcome
- Approved
217 Canterbury Street Gillingham Medway ME7 5XB
Change of use from mixed commercial/residential (Sui Generis) to a 6-bedroom house in multiple occupation (Class C4) together with construction of a single storey rear extension, new bay window to front, L-shaped dormer window to rear and installation of roof lights to front to provide additional living accommodation within roof space, bin/cycle store and associated external alterations
- Received
- 28 Mar 2025
- Decided
- 23 May 2025
- Outcome
- Approved