31 Stafford Street Gillingham Medway ME7 5EN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from Class (C4) HMO to sui-generis 7 bed HMO Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 23 Dec 2025 · Committee Decision · Last checked 4 Nov 2026
Planning committee
Deferred by Medway Planning Committee on 22 Oct 2025.
Deferred
- Officers advised approval because the proposal would provide suitable accommodation without unacceptable harm to neighbours, with parking and refuse conditions.
- The ward councillor raised concerns about HMO growth, family housing, noise, vehicles, light, refuse storage and neighbour impacts.
- Members deferred the application to obtain more information about HMOs within 500 metres and hidden HMOs.
Source: Plota analysis of Medway's committee minutes of 22 Oct 2025.
Associated applications 2
Site constraints 4
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 4
Last sold for £315,000 in April 2025. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 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 5EN
- Received
- 5 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Gillingham South
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Dec 2025
- Decision
- Approval with Conditions
- Decision date
- 23 Dec 2025
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- LH Architectural
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 140 days from validation, 84 days slower than Medway's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 82% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14222724
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14222724
- Neighbours
- 8 Aug 2025
- Consultation
- 7 Aug 2025
- Comments by
- 30 Aug 2025
- Committee
- 17 Dec 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
12 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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