Watling planning approval rate
Watling ward in Medway has a 86.7% approval rate based on 240 planning decisions. Medway overall: 87.8%.
Last updated: September 2026
86.7%
ward approval rate
240
Decisions
208
Approved
32
Refused
87.8%
Medway average
Watling is broadly in line with the Medway average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Watling compares
Watling ward
86.7%
Medway overall
87.8%
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Recent decisions in Watling
Construction of a single storey rear extension and demolition of existing conser · Mon 07 Sep 2026
Change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a Class (C4) six bedroom house · Thu 03 Sep 2026
Construction of a garden room and storage building. (following demolition of exi · Mon 10 Aug 2026
Construction of a single storey extension to rear · Fri 07 Aug 2026
Change of use of six bed house to six person HMO (C4); loft conversion with dorm · Mon 03 Aug 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%)