61 King Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1EP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 5 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Class C4) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 26 Oct 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 27 Oct 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Site constraints 2
Checked on 6 October 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 £226,750 in March 2025. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 102 days from validation, 46 days slower than Medway's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 23% 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
75% object · above the UK average of 74%
5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14763792
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14763792
- Neighbours
- 16 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 16 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 11 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 21 Jul 2026
- Committee
- 21 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
20 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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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