Medway planning approval rate
Medway council approved 88.1% of planning applications and refused 11.9%, based on 10,302 decisions analysed.
Last updated: March 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present
88.1%
overall approval rate
Planning in Medway?
Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.
Approval rate by application type
Different application types have different approval rates in Medway. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.
Approval rate by project type
These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Medway — mined from 10,302 proposal descriptions.
Approval rate by ward
Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Medway. Click any ward for detailed statistics.
River Ward (564 decided)
89.5%
Rainham Central Ward (484 decided)
90.9%
Strood Rural Ward (464 decided)
86.9%
Rochester West Ward (434 decided)
95.4%
Peninsula Ward (389 decided)
87.9%
Hempstead And Wigmore Ward (357 decided)
89.4%
Strood North Ward (331 decided)
86.4%
Chatham Central & Brompton (331 decided)
91.8%
Rainham South Ward (327 decided)
90.5%
Rochester South & Horsted Ward (311 decided)
90.7%
Rochester West & Borstal (261 decided)
92.0%
Strood Rural (244 decided)
94.7%
Strood South Ward (243 decided)
87.7%
Watling Ward (242 decided)
88.0%
Gillingham South (241 decided)
84.6%
Rainham South East (241 decided)
84.6%
Gillingham South Ward (235 decided)
80.0%
Walderslade Ward (233 decided)
85.4%
Rainham North Ward (230 decided)
86.5%
Twydall Ward (223 decided)
83.4%
Wards in Medway
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in Medway, showing how the council decides real applications.
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the conversion o · Strood West · Fri 06 Feb 2026
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the conversion o · Wayfield & Weeds Wood · Fri 16 Jan 2026
Construction of single storey extension to front with pitched roof over and conv · Strood Rural · Wed 31 Dec 2025
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 10,302 decisions.
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