14 Watling Street Gillingham Medway ME7 2YQ
Proposal
Change of use from a 6-person house in multiple occupation (HMO) (Class C4) to a 7-person HMO (Sui Generis).
- Received
- 17 June 2025
- Decided
- 11 August 2025 · Approval with Conditions
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Medway Council
- Ward
- Watling
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- ReceivedReceived17 Jun
- ValidatedValidated17 Jun
- Consult.Consultation5 Aug
- TargetTarget Date12 Aug
- DecidedDecided11 Aug
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 14 Watling Street Gillingham Medway ME7 2YQ. 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 55 days. There have been 3 other applications 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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202511 Apr
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for the construction of a dormer to rear to…
ApprovedCert of Lawful Use/Operation - ExistingMC/25/0780 - 202419 Sep
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3)…
ApprovedCertificate of Proposed UseMC/24/1931 - 20247 Jun
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for construction of a dormer window to rear and…
WithdrawnCertificate of Proposed UseMC/24/1184
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Gillingham ParkNext to the site
- Article 4 direction: Watling+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.
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