MC/23/0089

1. 16 Jan 2023

   Received by Medway

2. 24 Jan 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 21 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Refusal

4. 27 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

More on householder applications in our guide

• MC/26/0900 Granted

  4 Barrowfields Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8HZ

  Construction of a first floor side extension above the garage, a single storey rear extension and an open porch to the front of the property.

  12 May 2026 49m away Householder
• MC/26/1148 Status unknown

  33 Arundel Close Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8UZ

  Variation of condition 2 on MC/23/1983 to scale down the proposed works from the previously approved extensions, having less of an impact on neighbours & the street scene in comparison to the previously approved design. Omit the approved two storey side extension, retain the existing garage and keep the previous approved single storey flat roof rear extension. Amend the previously proposed openings on the rear elevation of the existing garage from a window to a set of French doors the same width as the existing window.

  17 Jun 2026 300m away Amendments
• TPA/26/1038 Status unknown

  60 Abinger Drive Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8UL

  T1 - Beech - Reduce height from approx 30m to approx 25m, reduce lateral spread from approx 6m to approx 4m.

  31 May 2026 445m away Trees
• MC/24/2168 Granted

  4 Abinger Drive Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8UL

  Application for Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for conversion of existing garage into habitable room and to excavate the current garage floor to the level of the house

  22 Oct 2024 445m away Outline
• MC/24/1906 Refused

  24 Abinger Drive Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8UL

  Two storey side extension to replace existing side and rear elements

  17 Sep 2024 445m away Householder

• MC/26/1054 Granted

  33 Arethusa Road Rochester Medway ME1 2TZ

  Construction of a two storey side extension and demolition of the utility room.

  3 Jun 2026 Householder
• MC/26/1057 Withdrawn

  23 Lambourn Way Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8PU

  Construction of a first floor extension, rear single storey extension and garage conversion.

  4 Jun 2026 Householder
• MC/26/0951 Granted

  29 King Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1EP

  Construction of a part single storey, part two storey rear extension together with the construction of a dormer to the rear and roof lights to front.

  19 May 2026 Householder
• MC/26/1419 Status unknown

  13 Gilbert Close Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3QQ

  Construction of a single storey extension to rear/ side and porch to the front - Demolition of existing garage

  27 Jul 2026 Householder
• MC/26/1420 Status unknown

  47 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP

  Construction of a single storey rear extension - demolition of existing conservatory

  27 Jul 2026 Householder