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3 Kingswood Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1DZ

Refused Medway MC/26/0182 Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Existing

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference MC/26/0182

Application record

Reference
MC/26/0182
Type
Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Existing
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
3 Feb 2026
Validated
3 Feb 2026
Decided
31 Mar 2026
Ward
Gillingham South
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME7 1DZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Medway register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • MC/26/1561 Status unknown

    3 Kingswood Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1DZ

    Change of use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a six-person house in multiple occupation HMO (Use Class C4).

    Submitted 16 Aug 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Feb 2026

    Received by Medway

  2. 31 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Planning Geek Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Waterham

Active · incorporated 2003 · Waterham

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

  • LAWFUL MAP Decision Notice · 31 Mar 2026
  • CASE OFFICER REPORT Case Officer Report · 31 Mar 2026
  • LDC-EXISTING REFUSAL Decision Notice · 31 Mar 2026
  • REDACTED Application Form · 03 Feb 2026
  • LOCATIONPLAN Drawings · 03 Feb 2026
  • PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 03 Feb 2026

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What this refusal means

Medway refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 36 Kingswood Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1DZ

    MC/23/0804 Submitted 3 Apr 2023 50 yards away

    Change of use from 6 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to 7 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)

    Withdrawn Full applications 8 docs
  • 3 Kingswood Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1DZ

    MC/26/1561 Submitted 16 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    81% historically approved · decision due ~12 Oct

    Change of use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a six-person house in multiple occupation HMO (Use Class C4).

    Status unknown Full applications 14 docs
    Domestic
  • 27 Kingswood Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1DZ

    MC/23/0766 Submitted 29 Mar 2023 50 yards away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for change of use from residential (Class C3) to 6 person house in multiple occupation (Class C4) together with construction of a single storey rear extension, construction of a dormer window to rear and installation of roof lights to front to provide additional living accommodation within roof space - demolition of existing rear projection

    Granted Outline Extension Loft or dormer +2 10 docs
    Small domestic
  • 36 Kingswood Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1DZ

    MC/24/2059 Submitted 9 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness application (under section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) for determination to confirm that the proposal to add one additional person to occupy the existing confirmed C4 HMO does not constitute a material change in use

    Refused Outline 14 docs
  • Mayfield House Hotel 34 Kingswood Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1DZ

    MC/26/0312 Submitted 19 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Change of Use from a 12 bedroom Hostel (Sui Generis) to a 12 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)

    Withdrawn 10 docs
  • Mayfield House Hotel 34 Kingswood Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1DZ

    MC/26/1612 Submitted 24 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    Details pursuant to condition 4 (Cycle Storage), 5 (Refuse storage) and 7 (Parking Management Plan) on planning permission MC/26/0856 - Change of Use from a 12 bedroom Hostel Class (Sui Generis) to a 11 bedroom, 12 persons House in Multiple Occupation Class (Sui Genris)

    Decided 3 docs

In Medway

  • MC/26/1751 Status unknown

    82 Victoria Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1EL

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for the C4 Use, 4 person House In Multiple Occupation

    Received 10 Sep, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • MC/26/1581 Status unknown

    44 Beverley Close Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 9HQ

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) Change of use From Class C3 (dwelling house) to C3(b) (residential institution) for assisted /supporting living for up to 4no. adults

    Received 18 Aug, published by the council 3 Sep 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

    Received 24 Jun, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • MC/26/1016 Status unknown

    89 Rainham Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5NQ

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for the continuous use of the existing (Class C3) dwelling house as a (Class C4) six person (HMO) property.

    Received 27 May, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • MC/26/0202 Granted

    27 Gads Hill Gillingham Medway ME7 2RU

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

    Received 5 Feb, published by the council 10 Aug 2026 Lawful development