Land Adjacent To 50 Lime Court Wigmore Gillingham Medway ME8 0LP Data via plota.co.uk

MC/25/2292 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Construction of an end of terrace dwelling with associated parking, bin and cycle storage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Nov 2025
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Validated
28 Nov 2025
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Consultation
1 Dec 2025
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Approved
18 Mar 2026

Approved on 18 Mar 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Medway Planning Committee on 11 Mar 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the dwelling was well designed, would protect amenity and would not worsen on-street parking.
  • Eighteen objections raised concerns about highways, parking, congestion, amenity, noise, construction and the character of the area.
  • The committee approved the application with conditions 1 to 11 for the reasons stated in the officer recommendation.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officer advice, objections, committee discussion and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Medway's committee minutes of 11 Mar 2026.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Local nature reserve 362 m away: Levan Strice; Radon affected area, class 3; National landscape 453 m away: Kent Downs; Inside the Gillingham (Medway) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
ME8 0LP
Received
24 Nov 2025
Validated
28 Nov 2025
Ward
Hempstead & Wigmore
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Mar 2026
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
18 Mar 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Architectural Services Kent Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 110 days from validation, 54 days slower than Medway's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 82% of full applications here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
10%go to committee

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

Public comments

17comments received
17 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14486399
Planning Portal ref
PP-14486399
Neighbours
2 Dec 2025
Consultation
1 Dec 2025
Comments by
23 Dec 2025
Committee
11 Mar 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