65 Copenhagen Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4RU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective Change of use from residential dwelling (Class C3) to a 5 bedroom 5 person house in multiple occupation (Class C4) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 30 Sept 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Medway Planning Committee on 23 Sept 2026. Earlier deferred on 26 Aug 2026.
Refused
- Officers advised approval because the HMO would not create overconcentration and would provide acceptable living conditions, amenity and highway arrangements.
- Members rejected the approval recommendation and refused the application for overconcentration, amenity harm and parking pressure.
Source: Plota analysis of Medway's committee minutes of 23 Sept 2026.
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
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 £260,000 in July 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 July 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 90 days from validation, 34 days slower than Medway's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 25% 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.
7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15042011
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15042011
- Neighbours
- 6 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 6 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 4 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 14 Jul 2026
- Committee
- 23 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
16 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
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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