Bridge House 37 Medway Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1NL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from part use class F1(f) (religious institution) and C4 (house in multiple occupation) to use class C3 (residential) construction of a new side extension, and subdivision of the building to provide six residential flats - Demolition of the existing side extension Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 30 Oct 2026; it is now day 80.
Site constraints 3
Checked on 6 October 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £250,000 in November 2025. Other property, 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 October 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 80, past the statutory target. 83% of changes of use in Medway are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 10 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →
Public comments
89% object · above the UK average of 74%
7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15126168
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15126168
- Neighbours
- 18 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 18 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 9 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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