18-20 Batchelor Street Chatham Medway ME4 4BJ

1. 7 Jan 2026

   Received by Medway

2. 12 Jan 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 27 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 7 Aug 2026

   Status changed to Awaiting decision

5. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 9 March 2026, 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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• Land Rear Of 247-253 High Street And 1-5 Batchelor Street Chatham Medway ME4 4BJ

  MC/24/2104 Submitted 14 Oct 2024 50 yards away

  Details pursuant to condition 12 ( SUDs - verification report) on planning permission MC/22/0238 for (Construction of a five storey block comprising of four 1 bedroom flats and ten 2-bedroom flats including part semi basement level comprising ancillary accommodation, external landscaping and cycle/refuse storage )

  Granted Conditions New dwelling 2 docs

• 18 Batchelor Street Chatham Medway ME4 4BJ

  MC/24/1850 Submitted 9 Sep 2024 50 yards away

  Variation of conditions 2 (approved drawings) and 3 (external materials) on planning application MC/15/1913 to allow minor changes including changes from cladding to render

  Granted Amendments 8 docs

• Land Rear Of 247-253 High Street And 1-5 Batchelor Street Chatham Medway ME4 4BJ

  MC/24/2340 Submitted 15 Nov 2024 50 yards away

  Details pursuant to condition 8 (Verification Contamination Report) on planning permission MC/22/0238 for construction of a 5 storey block comprising of four 1-bedroom flats and ten 2-bedroom flats including part semi basement level comprising ancillary accommodation, external landscaping and cycle/refuse storage

  Granted Conditions New dwelling 2 docs

• Land Rear Of 247-253 High Street And 1-5 Batchelor Street Chatham Medway ME4 4BJ

  MC/24/2143 Submitted 17 Oct 2024 50 yards away

  Details pursuant to condition 16 (energy efficiency report) on planning permission MC/22/0238 - Construction of a 5 storey block comprising of four 1-bedroom flats and ten 2-bedroom flats including part semi basement level comprising ancillary accommodation, external landscaping and cycle/refuse storage

  Granted Conditions New dwelling 26 docs

• 4 Batchelor Street Chatham Medway ME4 4BJ

  MC/26/1789 Submitted 16 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  Details pursuant to condition 5 (Acoustic Assessment) on planning permission MC/23/2821 - Prior notification for a proposed change of use of rear of premises from Commercial, Business and Service (use class E) to 4x studio flats (use class C3)

  Decided New dwelling

• 4 Batchelor Street Chatham Medway ME4 4BJ

  MC/26/1795 Submitted 17 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  Details pursuant to condition 4 (Noise - external) and condition 5 (Acoustic - sound insulation) on planning permission MC/23/0686 for construction of a new mixed-used development comprising ground floor commercial (Use Class E) and 2no. 1 Person Studio Flats above (Use Class C3) - demolition of existing single storey building

  Decided New dwelling Demolition 2 docs
  Small domestic

• MC/26/0974 Granted

  18 Houghton Avenue Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3RY

  Demolition of the existing dwelling.

  Received 21 May, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications
• MC/26/1354 Granted

  Star House 8 Star Hill Rochester Medway ME1 1UX

  Removal and relocation of 3 existing antennas and installation of 3 new antennas, removal of 2 existing cabinets and installation of 1 new cabinet and PSU and installation of remote radio units (RRUs), break out boxes (BOBs) and a GPS node with associated apparatus and ancillary works

  Received 16 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications
• MC/26/1181 Granted

  Buhrstone House And Wiley House Mill Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1HZ

  Proposed cladding remediation works to remove combustible cladding elements and replace them with materials and systems of limited combustibility and non-combustible materials: Reinstate bricks (if necessary). Remove render works, HPL panels, and timber cladding, including insulation and supporting rails, and replace with A2 render carrier board, A1 Aluminium cladding, and A2 Cedral cladding, matching the existing.

  Received 22 Jun, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications
• MC/26/1351 Granted

  Robin Hood Filling Station 430 Walderslade Road Walderslade Chatham Medway ME5 9LL

  Construction of a single storey extension to side/rear

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications
• MC/26/1331 Granted

  78 Ingram Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1SH

  Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 7 bedroom house of multiple occupation (Sui generis) together with construction of a single storey rear extension, construction of a dormer window to rear and installation of a roof light to front to provide additional living accommodation within roof space with associated bin store/cycle store

  Received 13 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications