Rochester West & Borstal planning approval rate
Rochester West & Borstal ward in Medway has a 92.0% approval rate based on 261 planning decisions. Medway overall: 88.1%.
Last updated: March 2026
92.0%
ward approval rate
261
Decisions
240
Approved
21
Refused
88.1%
Medway average
Rochester West & Borstal sits slightly above the Medway average, with a 3.9 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Rochester West & Borstal compares
Rochester West & Borstal ward
92.0%
Medway overall
88.1%
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Recent decisions in Rochester West & Borstal
Replacement of Front (street facing) windows and doors with new double glazed ti · Fri 19 Dec 2025
Construction of a part three storey part two storey side extension and a single · Mon 15 Dec 2025
Construction of an annexe (replacement of existing garage/workshop) · Thu 11 Dec 2025
Conversion of existing garage with roof extension; single storey extension to si · Fri 28 Nov 2025
Installation of two new timber framed sash windows to front; installation of 3 r · Tue 11 Nov 2025
What gets approved near your property?
In Medway, 1 in 8 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Medway
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Medway
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 10,302 decisions.
Other wards in Medway
River Ward (89.5%)
Rainham Central Ward (90.9%)
Strood Rural Ward (86.9%)
Rochester West Ward (95.4%)
Peninsula Ward (87.9%)
Hempstead And Wigmore Ward (89.4%)
Strood North Ward (86.4%)
Chatham Central & Brompton (91.8%)
Rainham South Ward (90.5%)
Rochester South & Horsted Ward (90.7%)
Strood Rural (94.7%)