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13 Park Avenue Gillingham Medway ME7 4AS

MC/25/2078Full ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 12 December 2025

Council decision: Refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use from 6-person house of multiple occupancy to an 8-bedroom 8-person house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis) together with reinstatement of metal balustrade to front balcony, replacement of existing wooden windows to UPVC white casement opening windows, replacement of existing first floor balcony door and garage doors to UPVC, refurbishment of existing wooden front entrance doors, installation of three rooflights to rear, reinstatement of metal balustrade to rear balcony and creation of cycle store within existing side garage

Received
20 October 2025
Public comments
11
Ward
Watling
Agent
C. B. Wright & Associates Ltd
  1. Received20 Oct
  2. Validated20 Oct
  3. Consult.17 Nov
  4. Target15 Dec
  5. Decided12 Dec

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at 13 Park Avenue Gillingham Medway ME7 4AS. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Medway's typical decision time. The site is in the Gillingham Park conservation area. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Watling. We hold 1,825 applications in total for the ME7 postcode area.

89% of full applications at Medway Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
ME7 4AS
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 October 2025
Consultation expiry
20 November 2025
Consultation start
27 October 2025
Consultation end
17 November 2025
Neighbour consultation start
27 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
17 November 2025
Last date for comments
20 November 2025
Target decision date
15 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
C. B. Wright & Associates Ltd
Agent address
123 Marlborough Road Gillingham ME7 5HD

Planning decision

Case officer
Sam Pilbeam
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
6 November 2025
Advertisement expiry
20 November 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14403273
Documents
13
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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 2026-11-03. 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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