48 Franklin Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4DF
Proposal
Change of use from 6-person house in multiple occupation (use class C4) to a 8-bedroom, 8-person house in multiple occupation (sui generis), together with the construction of a rear dormer to the loft and rooflights; provision of cycle storage, bin storage within the existing garage, and installation of solar panels
- Received
- 20 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 4 August 2026
- Public comments
- 13
- Council
- Medway Council
- Ward
- Gillingham South
- ReceivedSubmitted20 Jan
- ValidatedValidated22 Jan
- Consult.Consultation15 Jul
- TargetTarget Date4 Aug
- DecidedDecided
This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 48 Franklin Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4DF. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. It was submitted on 20 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 152 applications across Gillingham South. We hold 1,794 applications in total for the ME7 postcode area.
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Publicity
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Additional Information
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20256 Nov
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for (proposed) garage and loft conversion with the dormer to…
ApprovedCertificate of Proposed UseMC/25/2181 - 20253 Nov
Change of use from a 6-person house of multiple occupation (Class C4) to a 9-bedroom 9-person house in…
PendingFull ApplicationMC/25/2147 - 202520 Oct
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for change of use from dwelling house (Class C3)…
ApprovedCertificate of Proposed UseMC/25/2077
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: Gillingham South
- 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.
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