Land Rear Of 63 Duncan Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4LA Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1598 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of rear land to facilitate a hard surface off street parking space for 4 vehicles. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
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Validated
24 Aug 2026
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Consultation
26 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
14 Oct 2026

Approved on 14 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Site constraints 2

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
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 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.

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
ME7 4LA
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Gillingham South
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
14 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 5 days faster than Medway's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 77% of changes of use here are.

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

1comment received
1 neutral

29 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15119668
Planning Portal ref
PP-15119668
Neighbours
26 Aug 2026
Consultation
26 Aug 2026
Comments by
25 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
4 Sept 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