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Magnet Ambley Road Gillingham Business Park Gillingham Medway ME8 0PU

MC/26/0013Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 20 February 2026

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)5 conditions

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

Proposal

Change of use of building (commercial) to retail uses within use Class E

Received
6 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Watling
Agent
Savills (UK) Limited
  1. Received6 Jan
  2. Validated6 Jan
  3. Consult.28 Jan
  4. Target3 Mar
  5. Decided20 Feb

Decided in 45 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Magnet Ambley Road Gillingham Business Park Gillingham Medway ME8 0PU. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 11 days quicker than Medway's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Watling. We hold 802 applications in total for the ME8 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
ME8 0PU
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 January 2026
Consultation expiry
29 January 2026
Consultation start
7 January 2026
Consultation end
28 January 2026
Neighbour consultation start
8 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
29 January 2026
Last date for comments
29 January 2026
Target decision date
3 March 2026
Permission expires
20 February 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Savills (UK) Limited
Agent address
Belvedere 12 Booth Street Manchester M2 4AW

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
7 January 2026
Site notice end
28 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14582359
Documents
6
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Article 4 direction: Watling
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    22 Oct

    Construction of alteration to the elevations to provide a new entrance to the building.

    PendingApplicationMC/26/2044
  2. 2021
    28 Jan

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission MC/20/1812

    Approval with ConditionsNon-material amendmentMC/21/0242
  3. 2020
    28 Jul

    Tree figures 1 to 13 - specifications as shown in arboricultural assessment

    WithdrawnTPO Prune and/or Fell TreesTPA/20/1814
  4. 2020
    28 Jul

    Subdivision of existing unit into two units, including installation of mezzanine floor into new eastern unit…

    Approval with ConditionsFull ApplicationMC/20/1812
  5. 2019
    28 May

    Application for Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) to allow for unrestricted Class A1 (retail) use

    WithdrawnCertificate of Proposed UseMC/19/1371

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