Medway Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Medway Council decided more than 1,800 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 10% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 53 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Medway Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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29 July 2026 · Refused
Land To The South Of Moor Street And East Of Meresborough Road Rainham · MC/25/2538
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24 July 2026 · Approved
Former University College For The Creative Arts Fort Pitt Hill Chatham Medway ME1 1DZ · MC/25/0204
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22 July 2026 · Approved
Land To The East Of High Halstow Kent · MC/23/0855
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10 July 2026 · Approved
Bradfields Academy Churchill Avenue Wayfield Chatham Medway ME5 0LB · MC/26/0504
Figures for Medway Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,800 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 10%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 53 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 5%of more than 460 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 120 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 26%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 160plan adopted 1998 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Medway Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the provision of open space in the area.”
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“The main issues are: • Whether or not the appeal site would be a suitable location for residential development having regard to the development plan strategy for the area and access to services and facilities; • The effect of the…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the countryside, including the landscape of the Cuxton Brickfield’s Area of Local Landscape Importance; and, • The effect of the proposed development on…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.