21 Wheatcroft Grove Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 9JF
Registered
MC/26/0518
Description
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for a (C3) 4 Bedroom dwelling house to a 4 Bedroom, 4 person (HMO C4). Alteration to bathroms and addtional ensuite to each bedroom.
Historical activity at this location
5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Refused
85 Lonsdale Drive Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 9HY
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission MC/25/1195 - to remove cons…
2025
With conditions
85 Lonsdale Drive Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 9HY
Construction of a single storey side/rear extension together with new patio area - demoli…
2024
With conditions
11 Wheatcroft Grove Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 9JF
Conversion of garage into habitable room
2022
With conditions
62 Lonsdale Drive Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 9HZ
Construction of a single storey extension to side and a new re-positioned 2m high brick w…
2017
With conditions
91 Lonsdale Drive Rainham Gillingham ME8 9HY
Increase in roof height of garage with extension to rear to facilitate conversion into a…
Medway
Planning Authority Score
9/10
Excellent
#5 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Medway is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #11 out of 292. Only 20% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).
Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Medway decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #85 of 292
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #55 of 292
92%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #11 of 292
20%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #20 of 292
82%
Minor dwellings approved
103 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
32 decided (10+ homes)
73%
Change of use approved
64 decided
1,025
Total decisions
86 refused in 2025