385 Imperial Gate, The Hair Lounge High Street Chatham Medway ME4 4PH

1. 18 Aug 2026

   Received by Medway

2. 19 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 13 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.

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.

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.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

• 346C High Street Chatham Medway ME4 4NP

  MC/22/2609 Submitted 2 Nov 2022 45m away

  Change of use of ground floor shop into one flat.

  Granted Full applications 9 docs
  Domestic

• 346A High Street Chatham Medway ME4 4NP

  MC/21/0936 Submitted 31 Mar 2021 53m away

  Roof extension to construct two additional storeys on the existing building to create 9 new dwellings.

  Refused Full applications New dwelling Extension 8 docs
  Several homes

• Land Adjacent To Highway House, 193 New Road, Chatham, Medway, ME4 4QA

  MC/26/0795 Submitted 27 Apr 2026 93m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~22 Jun

  Construction of a new block of three flats (1 one bed and 2 two bed) with associated refuse and cycle storage

  Decided New dwelling
  Several homes

• Flat 336 High Street Chatham Medway ME4 4NR

  MC/26/0670 Submitted 9 Apr 2026 98m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~4 Jun

  Change of use from a seven-bedroom maisonette (Class C3) to a seven bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis) together with use of existing rear garage as a cycle/bin store and installation of solar panels

  Decided

• 294 - 296 High Street Chatham Medway ME4 4NR

  MC/25/2034 Submitted 10 Oct 2025 98m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~5 Dec

  Retrospective advertisement consent for 3x internally illuminated fascia signs

  Decided

• 294 - 296 High Street Chatham Medway ME4 4NR

  MC/25/2110 Submitted 26 Oct 2025 98m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~22 Dec

  Retrospective application for the retention of outside seating , glass screens planters, panelling.

  Decided