33 Balmoral Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4QB Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1329 - Commercial to Residential Approved

Proposal

Prior Notification for the proposed change of use from Commercial (Class E) to Dwellinghouse (Class C3) to form one 4 bed dwellinghouse Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
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Validated
15 Jul 2026
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Consultation
15 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
9 Sept 2026

Approved on 9 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Article 4 direction
Gillingham South. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Conservation area 92 m away: Railway Street, Gillingham; Inside the Gillingham (Medway) built-up area; Heritage at risk 92 m away: Railway Street.
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
Commercial to Residential
Postcode
ME7 4QB
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Gillingham South
Case officer
Show
Decision
Prior Approval Required - Approved
Decision date
9 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Cyma Architects LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 76% of changes of use here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
76%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.

19 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
15 Jul 2026
Consultation
15 Jul 2026
Comments by
19 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
29 Jul 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

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