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71 Copenhagen Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4RU

MC/26/0376Full ApplicationPending Decision
Full

Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a house in multiple occupation (Class C4)

Received
26 February 2026
Target decision date
3 August 2026
Public comments
25 · last counted 1 October 2026
Ward
Gillingham South
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received26 Feb
  2. Validated26 Feb
  3. Consult.2 Jul
  4. Target3 Aug
  5. Decided
8 weeks typical decision time in Medway89% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 71 Copenhagen Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4RU. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. It was submitted on 26 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 152 applications across Gillingham South. We hold 1,804 applications in total for the ME7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
MC/26/0376
Address
71 Copenhagen Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4RU
Postcode
ME7 4RU
Local Authority
Medway
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Medium
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
26 February 2026
Consultation Expiry
20 July 2026
Target Decision Date
3 August 2026
Date Validated
26 February 2026
Date Submitted
26 February 2026
Consultation Start
11 June 2026
Consultation End
2 July 2026
Neighbour Consultation Start
11 June 2026
Neighbour Consultation End
2 July 2026
Last Date for Comments
21 July 2026

Planning Decision

Case Officer
Stephie Theedom
Statutory Period
158 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
29 June 2026
Site Notice End
20 July 2026

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14727117
Comments
28
Documents
57
Constraints
2
Coordinates
51.383060, 0.546680
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Medway

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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.

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 2026-10-09. 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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