MC/26/0900

1. 12 May 2026

   Received by Medway

2. 7 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Approval with Conditions

3. 27 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

More on householder applications in our guide

• MC/23/0089 Refused

  27 Wheatfields Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8HW

  Construction of a detached garage/outbuilding to front.

  16 Jan 2023 49m away Householder
• MC/26/1148 Status unknown

  33 Arundel Close Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8UZ

  Variation of condition 2 on MC/23/1983 to scale down the proposed works from the previously approved extensions, having less of an impact on neighbours & the street scene in comparison to the previously approved design. Omit the approved two storey side extension, retain the existing garage and keep the previous approved single storey flat roof rear extension. Amend the previously proposed openings on the rear elevation of the existing garage from a window to a set of French doors the same width as the existing window.

  17 Jun 2026 271m away Amendments
• TPA/26/1038 Status unknown

  60 Abinger Drive Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8UL

  T1 - Beech - Reduce height from approx 30m to approx 25m, reduce lateral spread from approx 6m to approx 4m.

  31 May 2026 467m away Trees
• MC/24/2168 Granted

  4 Abinger Drive Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8UL

  Application for Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for conversion of existing garage into habitable room and to excavate the current garage floor to the level of the house

  22 Oct 2024 467m away Outline
• MC/24/1906 Refused

  24 Abinger Drive Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8UL

  Two storey side extension to replace existing side and rear elements

  17 Sep 2024 467m away Householder

• MC/26/1054 Granted

  33 Arethusa Road Rochester Medway ME1 2TZ

  Construction of a two storey side extension and demolition of the utility room.

  3 Jun 2026 Householder
• MC/26/1057 Withdrawn

  23 Lambourn Way Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8PU

  Construction of a first floor extension, rear single storey extension and garage conversion.

  4 Jun 2026 Householder
• MC/26/0951 Granted

  29 King Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1EP

  Construction of a part single storey, part two storey rear extension together with the construction of a dormer to the rear and roof lights to front.

  19 May 2026 Householder
• MC/26/1419 Status unknown

  13 Gilbert Close Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3QQ

  Construction of a single storey extension to rear/ side and porch to the front - Demolition of existing garage

  27 Jul 2026 Householder
• MC/26/1420 Status unknown

  47 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP

  Construction of a single storey rear extension - demolition of existing conservatory

  27 Jul 2026 Householder