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Mayfield House Hotel 34 Kingswood Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1DZ

Awaiting decision Medway MC/26/1612

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Details pursuant to condition 4 (Cycle Storage), 5 (Refuse storage) and 7 (Parking Management Plan) on planning permission MC/26/0856 - Change of Use from a 12 bedroom Hostel Class (Sui Generis) to a 11 bedroom, 12 persons House in Multiple Occupation Class (Sui Genris)

As published by the council, reference MC/26/1612

Application record

Reference
MC/26/1612
Status
Registered
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Gillingham South
Postcode
ME7 1DZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Aug 2026

    Received by Medway

  2. 25 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 19 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

3 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

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.

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.

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