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Pear Tree House 68 West Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1EF

Granted Medway MC/23/0387 Office to residential

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior notification of a proposed change of use of a building from office (Class E) to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) to create 12 flats

As published by the council, reference MC/23/0387

Application record

Reference
MC/23/0387
Type
Office to residential
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Required - Approved
Received
14 Feb 2023
Validated
1 Mar 2023
Decided
25 Apr 2023
Ward
Gillingham North Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME7 1EF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Medway register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • MC/26/0339 Decided

    Pear Tree House 68 West Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1EF

    Details pursuant to condition 8 (ecological mitigation confirmation) on planning permission MC/23/2683 for change of use from office to six x 1 bed flats, including three small single storey infill extensions and a first floor extension and roof extension incorporating a loft conversion, plus the installation of two first floor windows and one flat entrance door to facilitate - re-submission of MC/23/0376

    Decided 19 Mar 2026
  • MC/26/0340 Decided

    Pear Tree House 68 West Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1EF

    Details pursuant to condition 8 (Confirmation of ecological mitigation) on planning permission MC/24/1071 for construction of a first floor infill extension to create one new flat

    Decided 15 Apr 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Feb 2023

    Received by Medway

  2. 1 Mar 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required - Approved

  4. 30 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Insight Architects Agent, an architecture practice registered in Cleckheaton

Dissolved · incorporated 2015 · Cleckheaton

50 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 67% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Medway granted permission on 25 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.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Medway's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

Nearby applications

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  • Pear Tree House 68 West Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1EF

    MC/26/0339 Submitted 23 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Details pursuant to condition 8 (ecological mitigation confirmation) on planning permission MC/23/2683 for change of use from office to six x 1 bed flats, including three small single storey infill extensions and a first floor extension and roof extension incorporating a loft conversion, plus the installation of two first floor windows and one flat entrance door to facilitate - re-submission of MC/23/0376

    Decided New dwelling Extension +2 3 docs
    Domestic

  • Pear Tree House 68 West Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1EF

    MC/26/0340 Submitted 23 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Details pursuant to condition 8 (Confirmation of ecological mitigation) on planning permission MC/24/1071 for construction of a first floor infill extension to create one new flat

    Decided Extension 3 docs
    Domestic

  • Debenhams House 115 Jeffery Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1EB

    MC/25/1930 Submitted 27 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) and Condition 12 (Removal of C3 C4 rights) on planning permission MC/24/1224 for the repositioning of windows and doors and internal layout changes (Retrospective) along with the rewording of condition 12 to read to allow occupation within Use Class C3, including sub-class C3(b).

    Withdrawn Windows or glazing 11 docs

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    MC/25/1751 Submitted 1 Sep 2025 100 yards away

    Variation of Condition 3 (Window and Door Details) and Condition 4 (Noise Assessment) on planning application MC/21/3111 to alter the wording.

    Decided Windows or glazing

  • 19 Railway Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1XQ

    MC/26/1273 Submitted 2 Jul 2026 100 yards away

    Details pursuant to condition 2 (Window and door details) on planning permission MC/25/1751 - Variation of Condition 3 (Window and Door Details) and Condition 4 (Noise Assessment) on planning application MC/21/3111 to alter the wording

    Granted Conditions Windows or glazing 2 docs

  • Footpath Fronting 35 Railway Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1XH

    CAN/25/1916 Submitted 25 Sep 2025 100 yards away

    T1 RSSG9 - Common Lime - Remove epicormic growth to 2m from ground level and cutback epicormic growth, secondary and tertiary branches to allow for a 1m radial clearance from lamp column RAA030

    Awaiting decision 3 docs