15 Ingram Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1SB Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use from commercial (Class E) to residential apartment (Class C3) together with construction of a single storey rear extension, creation of external courtyard, bin and cycle store with associated external and basement works - demolition of existing garage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
26 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Dec 2026 and 26 Dec 2026, from Medway's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 16 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 3

Article 4 direction
Gillingham North. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 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 27 October 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
ME7 1SB
Received
23 Oct 2026
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Ward
Gillingham North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
LH Architectural

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Medway usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
23%go to committee

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.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15302315
Planning Portal ref
PP-15302315
Neighbours
26 Oct 2026
Consultation
26 Oct 2026
Comments by
16 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Medway
Planning Authority Score
9.2/10
Excellent
#3 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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