Town Hall Gardens Off Rope Walk/Whiffens Avenue Chatham Medway ME4 4SF

1. 3 Dec 2024

   Received by Medway

2. 19 Dec 2024

   Decision issued: Withdrawn by Applicant

3. 30 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The applicant withdrew this application before Medway decided it, and is free to submit a revised scheme at any time. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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• The Brook Multi Storey Car Park The Brook Chatham Medway ME4 4LA

  MC/26/1525 Submitted 11 Aug 2026 18m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~7 Oct

  Prior Notification under Schedule 2 Part 11 Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the demolition of The Brook Multi Storey Car Park

  Awaiting decision Demolition 8 docs

• Old Town Hall, The Brook Theatre The Brook Chatham Medway ME4 4SE

  MC/26/1551 Submitted 14 Aug 2026 30m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~9 Oct

  Listed Building Consent for the refurbishment and upgrading of Brook Theatre, including structural repairs and fire safety works. Additional items required redesigning from the original planning application.

  Awaiting decision 24 docs

• Land At Chatham Docks Industrial Estate South Side Three Road Chatham Docks Gillingham Medway ME4 4SE

  MC/26/0768 Submitted 22 Apr 2026 30m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~17 Jun

  Prior Notification under Schedule 2 Part 11 Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the demolition of existing vacant employment units.

  Awaiting decision Demolition

• The Brook Theatre Old Town Hall The Brook Chatham Medway ME4 4SE

  MC/26/0967 Submitted 20 May 2026 30m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~16 Jul

  Listed building consent for internal alterations and external works as part of the ongoing refurbishment and upgrading works to the Brook Theatre

  Decided

• The Brook Theatre Old Town Hall The Brook Chatham Medway ME4 4SE

  MC/26/0434 Submitted 4 Mar 2026 30m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~29 Apr

  Details pursuant to condition 10a and 10b (Basement Structural Repairs) 15b (Ground Floor Structural Works) 28b ( Main Auditorium/Studio Theatre Details) on listed building consent MC/24/0336 - Listed Building Consent for the refurbishment and upgrading of Brook Theatre, including structural repairs and fire safety works.

  Decided

• The Brook Theatre Old Town Hall The Brook Chatham Medway ME4 4SE

  MC/25/2506 Submitted 19 Dec 2025 30m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~13 Feb

  Details pursuant to conditions 4 i (Details of the proposed steel tower structure for plant in the light well.), 7 (Details of the basement works), 12 (Ground floor works), 15 a (Drawn details of the structural works required to resolve the underlying cause of the cracking to the brick arch lintel and bowing in the external wall, and the repairs to remedy the cracking and bowing for Room G19;), 15 e (Drawn details of the repairs or construction of a replacement lift shaft wall for Room G15;), 15 f (Drawn details of the repairs and replacement lintels for Room G4; ), 15 g (Details of the plaster repair methodology and the drawn details of the repairs to the wall and ceiling for Room G17), 15 h (Details of the repair to resolve the cracking in the wall for Room G1;), 15 i (Details of the repairs to the decorative plasterwork for Room G18;), 15 k (Drawn details (existing and proposed) showing the alterations to the existing doorway, decorative surround and proposed door to the Box Office Foyer; ), 16 (Ground floor sesame lifts), 17 (First floor schedule of works), 22 (second floor/ roof schedule of works) and 26 (second floor/ roof crack in wall ), on planning permission MC/24/0336 for Listed Building Consent for the refurbishment and upgrading of Brook Theatre, including structural repairs and fire safety works.

  Decided

• CAN/26/1316 Granted

  8 Marquis Drive Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3DR

  T4 - Cherry tree - Remove dead branches from within crown; Crown radius will remain same.

  10 Jul 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/0901 Granted

  Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre Hempstead Valley Drive Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3PD

  Works to tree numbers: 2, 5, 10, 18, 30 and 769, as set out in survey. Works to tree numbers - 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54 and 9763 as set out in survey are considered exempt works.

  12 May 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/0533 Granted

  36 Hickory Dell Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3SL

  T1 - Sycamore - Reduce height by 2m leaving 18m, reduce East side by 1.5m leaving 8.5m and reduce West side by 1.5m leaving 9m T2 - Ash - Reduce East limb by 1.5m leaving 8m, reduce West limb by 1.5m leaving 11m and reduce South limb by 1.5m leaving 8m T3 - Beech - Reduce height by 2m leaving 18m T4 - Beech - Reduce height by 2m leaving 18m and prune back West side by 1m leaving 3.5m away from road and lamppost

  16 Mar 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/0616 Status unknown

  123 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6JA

  T1 - The Oak - Remove all deadwood bigger than 25mm diameter throughout the crown . Remove dead, dying, or dangerous limbs. No reduction to height or crown spread

  30 Mar 2026 Trees
• CAN/26/0223 Granted

  16 The Rise Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3SS

  Silver Birch Trees (SB) - SB1- reduce height by 25%. Crown lift to 3m clearance over driveway. Remove major dead wood/crossing branches. SB2 - remove dead wood. SB3, SB4, SB5 - reduce height by 25%. Cut back total of 4 branches to give 3m clearance from property. Cut back lowest branches growing over pavement and road. Remove major dead wood.

  8 Feb 2026 Trees