15 Paget Street Gillingham Medway ME7 5ER Data via plota.co.uk

MC/25/1657 - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Change of use from a 6 bedroom HMO (Use Class C4) to a 9 bedroom (Sui Generis) HMO, and the construction of a rear garden outbuilding. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Aug 2025
✓
Consultation
27 Aug 2025
✗
Refused
23 Dec 2025
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 23 Dec 2025 · Committee Decision · Last checked 4 Nov 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Medway Planning Committee on 17 Dec 2025.

Refused

Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.

  • Officers advised approval because the nine-person HMO was considered acceptable, subject to conditions controlling occupancy, parking, cycles and refuse.
  • Residents, the ward councillor and the MP raised concerns about parking, noise, waste, overdevelopment, privacy, security and neighbouring amenities.
  • The committee rejected approval and refused the application for overdevelopment, noise, amenity, bedroom quality, comings and goings, character and neighbouring impacts.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ advice, objections, committee debate, vote and reasons for refusal. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Medway's committee minutes of 17 Dec 2025.

Site constraints 3

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 44 m away: Brompton Lines; 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 2 November 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 £320,000 in August 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

21 August 2025£320,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area162 m² (1,744 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (52 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
ME7 5ER
Received
13 Aug 2025
Validated
13 Aug 2025
Ward
Gillingham South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Dec 2025
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
23 Dec 2025
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
LH Architectural
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 132 days from validation, 76 days slower than Medway's median of 56 for full applications. Refused, as 18% of full applications here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
10%go to committee

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

Public comments

12comments received
12 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14223352
Planning Portal ref
PP-14223352
Neighbours
27 Aug 2025
Consultation
27 Aug 2025
Comments by
17 Sept 2025
Committee
17 Dec 2025
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

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.