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217 Canterbury Street Gillingham Medway ME7 5XB

Decided Medway MC/26/1069

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Change of use from existing 6 bedroom 8 person Sui Generis HMO (Ref. MC/25/1150) to a 7 bedroom 8 person HMO with no physical alterations and no change to occupancy.

As published by the council, reference MC/26/1069

Application record

Reference
MC/26/1069
Status
Decided
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Decided
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Gillingham South
Postcode
ME7 5XB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Medway register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • MC/25/2472 Decided

    217 Canterbury Street Gillingham Medway ME7 5XB

    Application to discharge condition 5 (Parking Management Plan) of planning application MC/25/1150 - Change of use from mixed commercial/residential (Sui Generis) to a 6-bed HMO, accommodating up to eight persons (Sui Generis) together with construction of a single storey extension to rear, new bay window to front, L-shaped dormer window to rear and installation of roof lights to front to provide additional living accommodation within roof space, bin/cycle store and associated external alterations. (Amendments to previously approved MC/25/0679)

    Decided 2 Feb 2026
  • MC/24/2388 Granted

    217 Canterbury Street Gillingham Medway ME7 5XB

    Prior notification for proposed change of use from Class E (office) to a dwelling house Class C3

    Decided 17 Jan 2025

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Jun 2026

    Received by Medway

  2. 8 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 7 Aug 2026

    Decision issued

  5. 7 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Awaiting decision

  6. 7 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Decided

    Previously Awaiting decision.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Thistle Architecture Agent, an architecture practice

3 applications on PlanIndex

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Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

  • FULL APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS Decision Notice · 07 Aug 2026
  • REDACTED Application Form · 08 Jun 2026
  • EXISTING FLOOR PLANS Drawings · 08 Jun 2026
  • EXISTING ELEVATIONS Drawings · 08 Jun 2026
  • EXISTING SECTION Drawings · 08 Jun 2026
  • PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN Drawings · 08 Jun 2026
  • PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawings · 08 Jun 2026
  • PROPOSED SECTION Drawings · 08 Jun 2026
  • BLOCK AND LOCATION PLANS Drawings · 08 Jun 2026
  • ACOUSTIC STATEMENT AND NOISE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 08 Jun 2026
  • DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 08 Jun 2026
  • HMO MANAGEMENT PLAN Supporting Documents · 08 Jun 2026
  • FIRE STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 08 Jun 2026

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After the decision

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About this record

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Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 217 Canterbury Street Gillingham Medway ME7 5XB

    MC/25/2472 Submitted 17 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Application to discharge condition 5 (Parking Management Plan) of planning application MC/25/1150 - Change of use from mixed commercial/residential (Sui Generis) to a 6-bed HMO, accommodating up to eight persons (Sui Generis) together with construction of a single storey extension to rear, new bay window to front, L-shaped dormer window to rear and installation of roof lights to front to provide additional living accommodation within roof space, bin/cycle store and associated external alterations. (Amendments to previously approved MC/25/0679)

    Decided Extension Loft or dormer +1 4 docs
    Small domestic

  • 217 Canterbury Street Gillingham Medway ME7 5XB

    MC/24/2388 Submitted 22 Nov 2024 50 yards away

    Prior notification for proposed change of use from Class E (office) to a dwelling house Class C3

    Granted 9 docs
    Domestic

  • 160 Canterbury Street Gillingham Medway ME7 5UB

    MC/26/1965 Submitted 13 Oct 2026 50 yards away

    70% historically approved · decision due ~8 Dec

    Details pursuant to conditions 2 (Cycle provision), 3 (Noise) and 4 (Cycle parking) on planning permission MC/23/2459 - Prior notification for the change of use of the ground floor from Commercial, (use class E) to residential dwelling (use class C3)

    Awaiting decision
    Domestic

  • 146-150 Canterbury Street Gillingham Kent ME7 5UB

    MC/04/2427 Submitted 29 Sep 2004 50 yards away

    Change of use from car sales/repairs to bathroom/plumbing outlet (Class A1) and installation of 1.8 metre high security fencing and gates

    Refused Full applications 2 docs

  • The Westcourt Arms 172 Canterbury Street Gillingham Medway ME7 5UL

    MC/21/0919 Submitted 30 Mar 2021 100 yards away

    Change of use of the commercial part of the building form Public House (sui-generis) to Shop (Class E)

    Granted Full applications 8 docs

  • 28 Nile Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4SE

    MC/23/0851 Submitted 11 Apr 2023 100 yards away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for construction of a dormer window to rear and installation of roof lights to front to provide additional living accommodation with roof space

    Granted Outline Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 5 docs