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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 2 applications since 2025.

  • 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

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

2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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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

Medway has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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    MC/25/2472 Submitted 17 Dec 2025 0m 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
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    Decided Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 11 docs
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  • 17 Windmill Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5NT

    MC/25/2109 Submitted 25 Oct 2025 117m away

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