Planning application
3 Kingswood Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1DZ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a six-person house in multiple occupation HMO (Use Class C4).
As published by the council, reference MC/26/1561
Application record
- Reference
- MC/26/1561
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 16 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Gillingham South
- Postcode
- ME7 1DZ
Comment by 8 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Medway through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Aug 2026
Received by Medway
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17 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Medway took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
This application is with Medway for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About this record
Reading the register
This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Medway is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.
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