38 Chapter Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 3PX

1. 21 Aug 2025

   Received by Medway

2. 26 Aug 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 7 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 21 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Medway took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Medway for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Medway is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

• 31 Swain Close Strood Rochester Medway ME2 3PZ

  MC/25/2046 Submitted 14 Oct 2025 92m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~9 Dec

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for conversion of existing detached garage to habitable room

  Decided

• 13 Abbey Road Strood Rochester ME2 3QA

  MC/24/1999 Submitted 30 Sep 2024 100m away

  Alterations to facades and existing boundary wall

  Granted Full applications 15 docs
  Small domestic

• 3 Abbey Road Strood Rochester ME2 3QA

  MC/26/0046 Submitted 14 Jan 2026 104m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~12 Mar

  Neighbourhood consultation application for the construction of a single storey extension to rear. The details submitted are as follows: The extension will extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 5.99 m The maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 2.9 m The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 2.9 m

  Awaiting decision Extension
  Small domestic

• 7 Leybourne Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 3QF

  MC/26/1159 Submitted 18 Jun 2026 135m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~14 Aug

  Loft conversion including hip to gable roof extension; insertion of four rooflights to the front roof slope and dormer to the rear

  Decided Extension Loft or dormer

• 16 Gravesend Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 3PJ

  MC/24/2005 Submitted 1 Oct 2024 206m away

  Change of use from a single dwelling to a nine person HMO including internal refurbishment and loft conversion, construction of a dormer window to provide additional living accommodation within roof space, construction of a single storey rear infill extension, excavation of front garden area and associated internal and external alterations

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 16 Gravesend Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 3PJ

  MC/26/0765 Submitted 21 Apr 2026 208m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~17 Jun

  Details pursuant to condition 4 (Cycle Parking) on planning permission MC/24/2005 - change of use from a single dwelling to a nine person HMO including internal refurbishment and loft conversion, construction of a dormer window to provide additional living accommodation within roof space, construction of a single storey rear infill extension, excavation of front garden area and associated internal and external alterations

  Decided Extension Loft or dormer +1
  Small domestic