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271 Napier Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4LY

MC/25/0958Full ApplicationRefused
Full

Proposal

Redevelopment of existing service centre/garage site to facilitate the construction of a two storey block comprising of 9 apartments with associated bin store/cycle store, parking and landscaping works.

Received
8 May 2025
Decided
14 July 2025 · Refusal
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
10
Ward
Watling
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received8 May
  2. Validated9 May
  3. Consult.5 Jun
  4. Target7 Aug
  5. Decided14 Jul

Decided in 66 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Medway89% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for a garage at 271 Napier Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4LY. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 67 days, 10 days longer than Medway's median. The site is in the Gillingham Park conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 114 applications across Watling. We hold 1,804 applications in total for the ME7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
MC/25/0958
Address
271 Napier Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4LY
Postcode
ME7 4LY
Local Authority
Medway
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Rejected
Ward
Watling

Applicant & Agent

Agent
WAS Architects
Agent Address
14 Chaffinch Walk Ridgewood Uckfield TN22 5YQ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
8 May 2025
Consultation Expiry
12 June 2025
Target Decision Date
7 August 2025
Date Decided
14 July 2025
Date Validated
9 May 2025
Date Submitted
8 May 2025
Consultation Start
14 May 2025
Consultation End
5 June 2025
Neighbour Consultation Start
16 May 2025
Neighbour Consultation End
7 June 2025
Last Date for Comments
12 June 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Refusal
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
90 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
29 May 2025
Advertisement Expiry
12 June 2025

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13999237
Comments
10
Documents
15
Constraints
5
Coordinates
51.377613, 0.552054
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Medway

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Gillingham Park
  • Article 4 direction: Gillingham Park+1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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