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73 Copenhagen Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4RU

MC/26/0291Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - ExistingRefused
Lawful development certificate

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for the change of use from a single dwelling house (Class C3) to a small House in Multiple Occupation ( Class C4) for up to six occupants.

Received
17 February 2026
Decided
14 April 2026 · Refusal
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
9
Ward
Gillingham South
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received17 Feb
  2. Validated17 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target14 Apr
  5. Decided14 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Medway94% of amendment applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an application to amend a permission at 73 Copenhagen Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4RU. Medway has handled 235 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 30 days. This one was decided in 56 days, 4 weeks longer than Medway's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 151 applications across Gillingham South. We hold 1,804 applications in total for the ME7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
MC/26/0291
Address
73 Copenhagen Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4RU
Postcode
ME7 4RU
Local Authority
Medway
Application Type
Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Existing
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Ward
Gillingham South

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Planning Geek
Architect ProfilePLANNING GEEK LTD
Agent Address
Elizabeth House Enterprize Way London SE8 3PY

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
17 February 2026
Target Decision Date
14 April 2026
Date Decided
14 April 2026
Date Validated
17 February 2026
Date Submitted
17 February 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Refusal
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14699119
Comments
9
Documents
6
Constraints
2
Coordinates
51.383060, 0.546680
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Medway

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

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

  • 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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