Planning application
3 Kingswood Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1DZ
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.
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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).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Feb 2026
Received by Medway
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31 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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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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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- LAWFUL MAP
- CASE OFFICER REPORT
- LDC-EXISTING REFUSAL
- REDACTED
- LOCATIONPLAN
- PLANNING STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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36 Kingswood Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1DZ
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3 Kingswood Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1DZ
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27 Kingswood Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1DZ
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
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36 Kingswood Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1DZ
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
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In Medway
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MC/26/1751 Status unknown
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Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for the C4 Use, 4 person House In Multiple Occupation
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MC/26/1581 Status unknown
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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
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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
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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.
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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)