17 Turner Street Cliffe Rochester Medway ME3 7QL Data via plota.co.uk

MC/25/2293 - Certificate of Proposed Use Refused

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for conversion of garage to a habitable room. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
24 Nov 2025
✗
Refused
5 Dec 2025
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 5 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Public footpath 12 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Inside the Cliffe (Medway) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £380,000 in May 2019. Detached house, freehold.

29 May 2019£380,000
23 March 2007£160,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area117 m² (1,259 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2011, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Certificate of Proposed Use
Postcode
ME3 7QL
Received
24 Nov 2025
Validated
24 Nov 2025
Ward
Strood Rural
Parish
Cliffe And Cliffe Woods
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Jan 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
5 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
T Joseph Associates Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 11 days from validation, 26 days faster than Medway's median of 37 for lawful development certificates. Refused, as 12% of lawful development certificates here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
249decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14489661
Planning Portal ref
PP-14489661
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

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.