Planning application
53 Shakespeare Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5QL
Works: Loft or dormer Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 5 bedroom HMO (Class C4) with alterations to boundary wall and front elevation roof light
As published by the council, reference MC/26/1149
Application record
- Reference
- MC/26/1149
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 17 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Gillingham South
- Postcode
- ME7 5QL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Medway register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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MC/26/0506 Withdrawn
53 Shakespeare Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5QL
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a house in multiple occupation (Class C4) together with associated cycle store
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MC/26/0054 Decided
53 Shakespeare Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5QL
Retrospective application for conversion of basement into habitable living accommodation together with refurbishment of existing lightwell
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MC/25/2516 Decided
53 Shakespeare Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5QL
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for the construction of an L shaped dormer to rear with roof light to front to provide additional living accommodation within the roof space, erection of two single storey rear extensions - demolition of existing rear extension
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jun 2026
Received by Medway
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
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2 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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6 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
MGC Designs Agent, a design practice
5 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
- COMMITTEE REPORT
- FULL REFUSAL
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- HMO MANAGEMENT PLAN FINAL
- PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN
- WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
- SITE LOCATION PLAN, EXISTING AND PROPOSED BLOCK PLANS
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- BASEMENT PLAN
- BOUNDARY TREATMENT TO FRONT
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- REDACTED
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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 this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Medway's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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53 Shakespeare Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5QL
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a house in multiple occupation (Class C4) together with associated cycle store
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Decided Extension Loft or dormer +1Small domestic -
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