27 Swingate Avenue Cliffe Rochester Medway ME3 7QZ Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1964 - Certificate of Proposed Use Awaiting decision

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the construction of a dormer to rear together with the construction of 2x out buildings to rear - (Demolition of existing shed and garage) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
26 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 19 Dec 2026, from Medway's recent demolitions.

Site constraints 8

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
Ramsar wetland 324 m away: Thames Estuary & Marshes; Radon affected area, class 3; Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; SSSI 324 m away: South Thames Estuary and Marshes SSSI; 3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Cliffe (Medway) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 28 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £375,000 in June 2026. Semi-detached house, freehold.

29 June 2026£375,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Certificate of Proposed Use
Postcode
ME3 7QZ
Received
13 Oct 2026
Validated
26 Oct 2026
Parish
Cliffe And Cliffe Woods
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Architechnology.Design

Decision outlook

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Medway usually decides demolitions by day 54.

Day 353 days to the 56-day target
87%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
111decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15291635
Planning Portal ref
PP-15291635
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

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