25 Franklin Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4DF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 7 bedroom, 7 person house of multiple occupation (Sui Genris) together with construction of a two storey rear extension, single storey side extension, L-shaped dormer window to rear and installation of roof lights to front to provide additional living accommodation within roof space with associated bin/cycle store and associated external alterations - demolition of existing conservatory Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 3 Nov 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 4 Nov 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Medway Planning Committee on 21 Oct 2026.
Refused
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- Officers recommended approval, and advised that basement kitchen matters would be addressed through Building Regulations.
- The Ward Councillor raised concerns about family housing, disturbance, garden space, parking and existing local problems.
- The approval recommendation was lost, and the application was refused because of noise and disturbance affecting neighbouring occupiers.
Source: Plota analysis of Medway's committee minutes of 21 Oct 2026.
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 8
Site constraints 2
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 £355,000 in March 2025. Semi-detached 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 August 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 113 days from validation, 57 days slower than Medway's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 25% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use 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-15058593
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15058593
- Neighbours
- 20 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 20 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 10 Aug 2026
- Committee
- 21 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
23 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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