Strood Rural planning approval rate
Strood Rural ward in Medway has a 94.3% approval rate based on 282 planning decisions. Medway overall: 88.3%.
Last updated: June 2026
94.3%
ward approval rate
282
Decisions
266
Approved
16
Refused
88.3%
Medway average
Strood Rural is 6.0 percentage points above the Medway average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Strood Rural compares
Strood Rural ward
94.3%
Medway overall
88.3%
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Recent decisions in Strood Rural
Single Storey Rear Extension · Tue 26 May 2026
Construction of a single storey extension to rear · Thu 21 May 2026
Construction of single storey extension to the rear · Wed 20 May 2026
Construction of a single storey extension to rear. · Tue 19 May 2026
Construction of balconies and the installation and glazed doors to south facing · Fri 15 May 2026
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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%)
Chatham Central & Brompton (91.3%)
Hempstead And Wigmore Ward (89.4%)
Strood North Ward (86.4%)
Rainham South Ward (90.5%)
Rochester West & Borstal (93.3%)
Rochester South & Horsted Ward (90.7%)
Gillingham South (83.5%)