37 Shepherds Gate Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3TG Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1547 - Certificate of Proposed Use Approved

Proposal

Application For a Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed) for the partial conversion of the garage into habitable living space, including insertion of a window to the front. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Approved
21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

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 373 m away: South Wood; Inside the Gillingham (Medway) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, 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 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
ME7 3TG
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Hempstead & Wigmore
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
KCR Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 7 days from validation, 46 days faster than Medway's median of 53 for extensions. Approved, as 90% of extensions here are.

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 21 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15157983
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