48 Franklin Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4DF

Awaiting decision MC/26/0080
Council
Medway 9/10
Date received
20 Jan 2026
Date validated
22 Jan 2026
Postcode
ME7 4DF

Description

Change of use from 6-person House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) to a 8-bedroom, 8-person House in Multiple Occupation (sui generis), together with construction of dormer to the loft, rooflights; provision of cycle storage, bin storage within the existing garage, and installation of solar panels.

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Historical activity at this location

23 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for change of use from dwelli…
MC/25/2077
2025
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for (proposed) garage and loft conversio…
MC/25/2181
2025
Change of use from a 6-person house of multiple occupation (Class C4) to a 9-bedroom 9-pe…
MC/25/2147
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
25 Franklin Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4DF
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the change of use from (C…
MC/25/1154
2025
25 Franklin Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4DF
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 9 bedroom house in multiple occupation (…
MC/25/1488
2025 Refused
25 Franklin Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4DF
Conversion of existing dwelling to a 9 bedroom house in multiple occupation with associat…
MC/25/0554
2023 Refused
Land Rear Of 63 Duncan Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4LA
Construction of two 1 bed bungalows with associated parking
MC/23/2188
2023 Refused
Dental Surgery 15 Franklin Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4DF
Construction of a single storey front and side extension with roof light and reconfigurat…
MC/23/2010
2023 With conditions
87 Balmoral Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4QG
Retrospective application for the conversion of the existing residential property into 2…
MC/23/1591
2023 With conditions
50 Franklin Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4DF
Construction of a single storey infill extension to the side and demolition of the existi…
MC/23/0768
2023 Refused
Dental Surgery 15 Franklin Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4DF
Construction of a single storey front extension and reconfiguration of car park
MC/23/0031
2021 Refused
63 Duncan Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4LA
Construction of a 2 bedroom detached bungalow
MC/21/2279
2020 Approved
10 Franklin Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4DF
Prior approval for change of use from retail (Class A1) to two residential flats (Class C…
MC/20/2973
2020 Refused
10 Franklin Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4DF
Prior approval for change of use from retail (Class A1) to two residential flats (Class C…
MC/20/2225
2020 Approved
93 Balmoral Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4QG
Application for Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the construction of an L sh…
MC/20/0572
2018 With conditions
31 Franklin Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4DF
Construction of a single storey extension to rear - demolition of existing conservatory
MC/18/1886
2018 Refused
31 Franklin Road Gillingham ME7 4DF
Neighbourhood consultation application for the construction of a single storey rear exten…
MC/18/0721
2017 Approved
85 Balmoral Road Gillingham ME7 4QG
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the use of the premises a…
MC/17/2667
2017 Withdrawn
85 Balmoral Road Gillingham ME7 4QG
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for change of use from a HMO…
MC/17/2079
2017 With conditions
50 Franklin Road Gillingham ME7 4DF
Construction of conservatory to rear
MC/17/1970
2016 Approved
85 Balmoral Road Gillingham ME7 4QG
An application for Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for a dormer to the rear to…
MC/16/5141
2016 With conditions
85 Balmoral Road Gillingham ME7 4QG
Single storey extension to side/rear;
MC/16/4330
2016 Approved
101 Balmoral Road Gillingham ME7 4QG
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for construction of a dormer…
MC/16/1155
Medway
Planning Authority Score
9/10
Excellent
#5 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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%).

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings