MC/24/2003

1. 30 Sep 2024

   Received by Medway

2. 18 Nov 2024

   Decision issued: Refusal

3. 31 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.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• MC/26/1287 Status unknown

  69 St Margarets Street Rochester Medway ME1 3BJ

  Details pursuant to condition 3 (Materials submission) on planning permission MC/26/0285 for Construction of two dormers to the front and rear and gable roof extension to existing dwellinghouse; construction of orangery to the rear; construction of roof extension of existing garage.

  6 Jul 2026 131m away Conditions
• CAN/26/1234 Status unknown

  85 St Margarets Street Rochester Medway ME1 3BJ

  Robinia Frisia (T1) - fell to ground level and removal of stump.

  26 Jun 2026 131m away Trees
• CAN/24/2133 Granted

  2A Watts Avenue Rochester Medway ME1 1RX

  Trees numbered 2, 3, 4, to be removed/fell - five trees in total at the property and three of them have died numbers 4,3 and 2 on the sketch plan. One of the trees, tree number 1 is not dead but has overgrown. We are planing to fell these trees and replace with a magnolia tree, a cherry tree and an apple tree. Trees unknow, one of them is an crabapple tree, none of these trees are TPOs. Trees are in a conservative area. (also provide pictures of all the trees).

  16 Oct 2024 138m away Trees
• MC/24/2085 Decided

  2A Watts Avenue Rochester Medway ME1 1RX

  Details pursuant to condition 3 (materials) on planning permission MC/23/1980 for construction of a dwelling part single storey, part two storey

  11 Oct 2024 138m away Conditions
• CAN/21/1880 Granted

  7 Watts Avenue Rochester Medway ME1 1RX

  T4 -Cherry - Fell

  23 Jun 2021 138m away Trees
• MC/26/1157 Status unknown

  161 Maidstone Road Rochester Medway ME1 1SF

  Listed Building Consent for replacement of 1 lower sash in first floor front bedroom to match original, single glazed; replacement of both sashes and sill in rear first floor bedroom to match original, double glazed; replacement of 2 non-original windows (Ground floor 1 and First floor 3) with double glazed timber sashes to match original; replacement of non-original rear double doors from lower ground extension to garden area; replacement of modern timber velux window in loft room; insulation of loft space; rebuilding of the front parapet wall in alignment; repairs to stone lintels above first floor windows and stone string course

  18 Jun 2026 170m away Heritage and listed buildings

• MC/26/1145 Refused

  31 Swallow Rise Princes Park Chatham Medway ME5 7PR

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for construction of hard standing in front garden and install fence

  17 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• MC/26/1209 Status unknown

  36 Charter Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1NG

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) to establish the use as a 4 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Class C4) with associated external alterations

  24 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• MC/26/0798 Granted

  191 Castle Road Chatham Medway ME4 5HZ

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) to establish the use as a 6 person house in multiple occupation (Class C4)

  28 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• MC/26/1180 Status unknown

  268 High Street Chatham Medway ME4 4BP

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for the use of the property as a self contained residential dwellinghouse (Use Class C3).

  21 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• MC/26/1100 Status unknown

  8 Abbey Road Gillingham ME8 6AP

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for continuous use of existing annex as a residential flat.

  11 Jun 2026 Lawful development