Medway housing news
Medway housing and property news, newest first: new developments, house prices from the Land Registry and housing decisions.
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Hoo 134 Homes Lose 25% Affordable Housing Guarantee
Councillors removed the 25% affordable homes duty from the Stoke Road scheme on 21 October. Moat Homes plans to deliver them with grant funding instead.
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Local Plan
Medway Local Plan: 1,309 Homes a Year Now, 1,963 Later
Medway Council wants 1,309 homes a year for five years, then 1,963. Comments closed on 26 October; the inspectors' second hearings open at Priestfield on 17 November.
Housing
Medway Landlord Licensing Starts 4 January 2027 in 7 Wards
Every private let in seven Medway wards will need a council licence from 4 January 2027, at £840 a home or £1,600 an HMO. The wards, the rules and the fees.
Cliffe
Cliffe 100 Homes Refused: Six Reasons and 124 Objections
Gleeson Land's outline plan for up to 100 homes on the pear orchard between Higham Road and Buckland Road was refused on 7 September. The six reasons, the housing mix lost, and what happens next.
Gillingham
Gillingham HMOs: Councillors Refuse Three in One Night
Medway's planning committee threw out three Gillingham HMO conversions on 26 August, two against officer advice, and one is already at appeal. The six applications and how each went.
House Prices
Medway House Prices July 2026: Up £2,838 to £298,547
July's Land Registry figures put the average Medway home at £298,547, the biggest monthly rise since March 2025. Flats are the exception, down 2.1% in a year.
Planning
Cliffe 250 Homes: Decision Deadline Passed, 88 Objections
Medway's deadline on the Cliffe detailed plans passed on 8 September with no decision. 88 objections, none in support, and six pre-start conditions now filed.
Planning
Cliffe 250 Homes: 77 Objections, and the Missing Deeds
77 objections and no letters of support across the three Cliffe applications. A residents' group says two 1940s and 1950s deeds for the sports ground were never filed.
House Prices
Medway House Prices Up 1.1%, Still Below the 2023 Peak
The average Medway home hit £296,182 in June, up 1.1% in a year, but still £6,055 under its January 2023 high. Flats are 7.1% below theirs.
Planning
Cliffe 250 Homes: Detailed Plans In, Comment by 28 August
Detailed plans for 250 homes either side of Church Street, Cliffe: 63 affordable, all two-storey, 560 parking spaces, new pitches and pavilion. Comment by 28 August.
Planning
Strood Rede Court: Barratt Plans 360 Homes on Green Belt
Barratt David Wilson wants up to 360 homes on Green Belt farmland north of Strood, with access off Clinton Avenue and Beaufort Road. Comments close 3 September.