Strood West planning approval rate
Strood West ward in Medway has a 94.3% approval rate based on 88 planning decisions. Medway overall: 87.8%.
Last updated: September 2026
94.3%
ward approval rate
88
Decisions
83
Approved
5
Refused
87.8%
Medway average
Strood West is 6.5 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 West compares
Strood West ward
94.3%
Medway overall
87.8%
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Recent decisions in Strood West
Construction of a two storey side extension - demolition of existing garage · Fri 21 Aug 2026
Construction of a part two storey part single storey rear extension and a single · Wed 12 Aug 2026
Construction of a single storey rear extension · Fri 07 Aug 2026
Retrospective application for repairing existing garage; changed the roof from a · Fri 31 Jul 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%)
Chatham Central & Brompton (91.0%)
Peninsula Ward (87.9%)
Hempstead And Wigmore Ward (89.4%)
Rochester West & Borstal (93.8%)
Strood North Ward (86.4%)
Rainham South Ward (90.5%)
Gillingham South (83.0%)
Rochester South & Horsted Ward (90.7%)