3 Abbey Road Strood Rochester ME2 3QA

1. 14 Jan 2026

   Received by Medway

2. 15 Jan 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 7 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 12 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 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.

• 13 Abbey Road Strood Rochester ME2 3QA

  MC/24/1999 Submitted 30 Sep 2024 5m away

  Alterations to facades and existing boundary wall

  Granted Full applications 15 docs
  Small domestic

• 38 Chapter Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 3PX

  MC/25/1701 Submitted 21 Aug 2025 104m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~21 Oct

  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 6m The maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 3m The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 2.9m

  Awaiting decision Extension
  Small domestic

• 94 Gravesend Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 3PN

  MC/26/0071 Submitted 19 Jan 2026 126m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~16 Mar

  Insertion of a dormer window to front and rear and hip to gable roof extension

  Decided Extension Loft or dormer +1

• 31 Swain Close Strood Rochester Medway ME2 3PZ

  MC/25/2046 Submitted 14 Oct 2025 142m 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

• 39 Abbey Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 3QB

  MC/25/1877 Submitted 19 Sep 2025 158m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~14 Nov

  Construction of single storey rear extension.

  Decided Extension
  Small domestic

• 7 Leybourne Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 3QF

  MC/26/1159 Submitted 18 Jun 2026 170m 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