47 Abinger Drive Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8UL

MC/26/0698HouseholderApproved

Approved on 5 June 2026

Council decision: Approval with Conditions3 conditions

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

Proposal

Construction of a two storey side extension - removal of existing shed

Received: 13 April 2026
Council: Medway Council
Ward: Lordswood & Walderslade
Agent: G and C Designs

ReceivedReceived13 Apr
ValidatedValidated13 Apr
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date8 Jun
DecidedDecided5 Jun

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey side extension at 47 Abinger Drive Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8UL. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Medway's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 91 applications across Lordswood & Walderslade. We hold 479 applications in total for the ME5 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: ME5 8UL
Application type: Householder
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Not Available

Planning application dates

Date validated: 13 April 2026
Target decision date: 8 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: G and C Designs
Agent address: 135 Rainham Road Gillingham ME7 5NQ

Planning decision

Case officer: Justin Kazembe
Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14853692
Comments: 0
Documents: 0
Constraints: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

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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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Medway

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