Planning application
48 Franklin Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4DF
Works: Loft or dormer Domestic
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Proposal
Change of use from a dwelling house (use class C3) to a 7-bedroom, 7-person house in multiple occupation (sui generis), together with the construction of a rear dormer to the loft and rooflights; provision of cycle storage, bin storage within the existing garage, and installation of solar panels
As published by the council, reference MC/26/0080
Application record
- Reference
- MC/26/0080
- Type
- Full Application
- Received
- 20 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Gillingham South
- Postcode
- ME7 4DF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Medway register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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MC/25/2181 Decided
48 Franklin Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4DF
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for garage conversion to habitable room and loft conversion with the dormer to the rear incorporating rooflight
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MC/25/2147 Refused
48 Franklin Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4DF
Change of use from a 6-person house of multiple occupation (Class C4) to a 9-bedroom 9-person house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis) together with construction of a single storey rear extension, bin/cycle store within existing side garage and installation of solar panels
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MC/25/2077 Decided
48 Franklin Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4DF
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for change of use from dwelling house (Class C3) to a six bed house in multiple occupation (Class C4)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jan 2026
Received by Medway
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22 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
C. B. Wright & Associates Ltd Agent, registered in Gillingham
Active · incorporated 2010 · Gillingham
31 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 62% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
- OBJECTION - N READ
- FLOOR PLANS 1ST FLOOR AND LOFT
- FLOOR PLANS GROUND FLOOR AND BASEMENT
- PROPERTY STEWARDSHIP & MANAGEMENT PLAN
- OBJECTION - N KHAN MP
- OBJECTION - S KNIGHTS
- OBJECTION - A SLATER-WILLIAMS
- OBJECTION - CLLR PRENTER
- OBJECTION - S MCGRORTY
- OBJECTION - E GOATLEY
- OBJECTION - N REED
- OBJECTION - J CLAYTON
- OBJECTION - S MALIK
- OBJECTION - T CROW
- STATUTORY - KENT POLICE
- REDACTED
- NO. 48 SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY STRATEGY
- NO. 48 ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE_EPC_FIND AN ENERGY CERTIFICATE.GOV
- NO. 48_BIN_RECYCLING_WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANWASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
- NO. 48 MANAGEMENT PLAN
- BICYCLE STORAGE DETAILS
- EXISTING SECTION AND ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- DAS
- PLANNING STATEMENT
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Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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48 Franklin Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4DF
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for change of use from dwelling house (Class C3) to a six bed house in multiple occupation (Class C4)
Decided 11 docsDomestic -
25 Franklin Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4DF
Change of use of Class (C3) single dwelling house to Class (Sui generis) up to 8 person House of multiple occupation. Construction of a first floor rear extension and installation of a balcony window to side. Cycle storage, bin storage and associated landscaping to rear- demolition of existing conservatory - Resubmission
Refused Extension Demolition +1 15 docsSmall domestic -
48 Franklin Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4DF
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for garage conversion to habitable room and loft conversion with the dormer to the rear incorporating rooflight
Decided Loft or dormer 10 docs -
25 Franklin Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4DF
Change of use of Class (C3) single dwelling house to Class (Sui generis) up to 9 person House of multiple occupation along with L shaped dormer to rear and roof lights to front to facilitate living accommodation within the roof space. Construction of a two storey extension to side / rear and installation of a balcony window to side. Conversion of cellar to a habitable space along with Cycle storage, bin storage and associated landscaping to rear- demolition of existing conservatory
Refused Extension Loft or dormer +2 15 docsSmall domestic -
48 Franklin Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4DF
Change of use from a 6-person house of multiple occupation (Class C4) to a 9-bedroom 9-person house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis) together with construction of a single storey rear extension, bin/cycle store within existing side garage and installation of solar panels
Refused Extension 14 docsSmall domestic -
25 Franklin Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4DF
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 7 bedroom, 7 person house of multiple occupation (Sui Genris) together with construction of a two storey rear extension, single storey side extension, L-shaped dormer window to rear and installation of roof lights to front to provide additional living accommodation within roof space with associated bin/cycle store and associated external alterations - demolition of existing conservatory
Refused Extension Loft or dormer +2 24 docsSmall domestic
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