55 Green Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1AE
Proposal
Change of use of existing commercial building into 19 bedroom Co-Living scheme with ground floor podcasting studios / flexible creative spaces. A rear infill development compromising 8 x 1 bedroom dwellings and 1 x 2 bedroom dwelling. Associated refuse, bike and other infrastructure details provided.
- Received
- 24 February 2026
- Decided
- 30 April 2026 · Approval with Conditions
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 5
- Council
- Medway Council
- Ward
- Gillingham South
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- ReceivedSubmitted24 Feb
- ValidatedValidated24 Feb
- Consult.Consultation24 Mar
- TargetTarget Date1 May
- DecidedDecided30 Apr
Decided in 65 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 55 Green Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1AE. 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 65 days, 8 days longer than Medway's median. There has been 1 other application 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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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202514 Jan
Prior approval for the conversion of existing office space at first and second floor level to form four flats
PendingCommercial to ResidentialMC/25/0059 - 20166 Jun
Change of use of second floor from class B1(a) office to use class C3 residential to form 2x two bedroom…
Approval with ConditionsFull ApplicationMC/16/2445 - 200419 Jan
Change of use of ground floor from Children's activity centre to advice and counselling centre with new…
Approval with ConditionsFull ApplicationMC/04/0585 - 200318 Sep
Recladding and redesign of existing building and extension in height to four storeys, erection of lift tower…
RefusedFull ApplicationMC/03/1990 - 200327 Jun
Formation of a third floor mansard roof extension, construction of a four storey rear extension to facilitate…
WithdrawnFull ApplicationMC/03/1530
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: Gillingham South
- Brownfield land register: 120-122 High Street GillinghamRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
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