Former Site Of Medway Fire Station 25 Watling Street Gillingham Chatham Medway ME5 7HQ

1. 14 Feb 2023

   Received by Medway

2. 3 Mar 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 27 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: Approval with Conditions

4. 10 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Medway granted permission on 27 April 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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• Former Medway Fire Station Land At Star Mill Lane 25 Watling Street Gillingham Medway ME5 7HQ

  MC/25/1782 Submitted 5 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  Details pursuant to conditions 6 - Contamination Verification , 15 Drainage Verification Report , 16 Plant Noise, 18 Cycle Storage Facilities, 19 Parking Management Plan, 20 Boundary Treatments, 21 Refuse Storage , 22- Hard and Soft Landscaping , 23- Landscape management Plan, 24 -Climate Change Verification on, on planning permission MC/23/1473 for construction of a food retail store (Class E) and 12 x apartments, split between two separate blocks comprising a ground floor retail unit and 4 apartments above fronting Watling Street with a separate building containing 8 apartments to the rear fronting Star Mill Lane with means of access and associated car parking, servicing and landscaping.

  Decided New dwelling 39 docs
  Several homes

• Ambulance Station Star Mill Lane Darland Chatham Medway ME5 7HE

  MC/26/1370 Submitted 20 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission MC/23/2814 for alteration and removal of windows and brickwork detailing across the 14 dwellings

  Decided Windows or glazing 11 docs
  Major scheme

• Former Ambulance Station Star Mill Lane Darland Chatham Medway ME5 7HE

  MC/26/1878 Submitted 30 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~25 Nov

  Construction of automated vehicle access gate and pedestrian entrance.

  Awaiting decision

• Ambulance Station Star Mill Lane Darland Chatham Medway ME5 7HE

  MC/24/1692 Submitted 15 Aug 2024 50 yards away

  Details pursuant to conditions 4 (remediation strategy) and 8 (drainage strategy) on planning permission MC/23/2814 demolition of the existing buildings, clearance of the site and the creation of 14 no. new homes and associated amenity, landscaping, access and parking.

  Granted Conditions Demolition 9 docs

• 95 Park Avenue Gillingham Medway ME7 4AG

  CAN/19/3034 Submitted 18 Nov 2019 100 yards away

  T1 Sycamore. Remove to a 1m high stump

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Former Medway Fire Station Land At Star Mill Lane Medway Gillingham ME5 7HQ

  MC/24/2071 Submitted 10 Oct 2024 100 yards away

  Details pursuant to conditions 11 (Noise Mitigation), 12 (Air Quality Mitigation) and 13 (Materials) on planning permission MC/23/1473 for construction of a food retail store (Class E) and 12 x apartments, split between two separate blocks comprising a ground floor retail unit and 4 apartments above fronting Watling Street with a separate building containing 8 apartments to the rear fronting Star Mill Lane with means of access and associated car parking, servicing and landscaping

  Granted Conditions New dwelling 10 docs
  Several homes

• MC/26/1356 Granted

  31 Second Avenue Luton Chatham Medway ME4 5AU

  Advertisement consent for installation of two internally-illuminated fascia signs and one internally-illuminated free-standing sign

  Received 16 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Advertising
• MC/26/1342 Granted

  291 Luton Road Luton Chatham Medway ME4 5BL

  Installation of two internally illuminated fascia signs to the front and side elevations of the premises.

  Received 14 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Advertising
• MC/26/1322 Granted

  75 Richmond Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1LS

  Advertisement consent for installation of one externally illuminated projecting sign and one externally illuminated fascia sign to front

  Received 13 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Advertising
• MC/26/1172 Granted

  85 High Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1BL

  Advertisement consent for the installation of an externally illuminated fascia sign

  Received 19 Jun, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Advertising
• MC/26/0847 Granted

  141 - 145 High Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1AQ

  Advertisement consent for single illuminated six sheet display with automatic change of images at ten second intervals

  Received 6 May, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Advertising