4 Middleton Close Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9LR Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1640 - Certificate of Proposed Use Registered

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the conversion of the existing integral garage to habitable accommodation (study), including removal of the existing garage door and infilling of the opening with external wall construction incorporating a new window, and internal alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Oct 2026, from Medway's recent extensions.

Site constraints 5

Tree preservation order
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 381 m away: Foxburrow Wood; Inside the Gillingham (Medway) built-up area; National landscape 488 m away: Kent Downs.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Certificate of Proposed Use
Postcode
ME8 9LR
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Rainham South East
Case officer
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Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Medway usually decides extensions by day 53.

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target
89%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
417decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15190580
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