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
- Refusal
- Received
- 3 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 31 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Gillingham South
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME7 1DZ
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
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Waterham
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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