1 Esplanade And Senlac House And Gundulph Square Rochester Medway ME1 1QE Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/0637 - Discharge Condition Decided

Proposal

Details pursuant to conditions 4 (General internal works), 5 (General internal joinery), 6 (Door for Senlac House), 7 (Roof light for Senlac House), 8 (Plant and Roof enclosure), 9 (Secondary Glazing), 10 (Stairs to Basement in esplanade), 11 (Gates to esplanade), 12 (Historic features to remain), 13 (Historical Frame) and 14 (Lath and plaster) on planning permission MC/23/2836 for Listed Building application to facilitate a change of use in No 1 Esplanade and Senlac House from mixed use (residential and commercial) Class C (3) and E to commercial use class E (g)(i); Refurbishment of No 1 Esplanade and Senlac House, together with the reconfiguration and rebuilding of a cluster of intermittent buildings in order to create new offices and various internal refurbishments to both sites. Various refurbishments to Gundulph Square… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
1 Apr 2026
Consultation
9 Apr 2026
Discharge of Conditions
19 May 2026

Discharge of Conditions on 19 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Discharge Condition
Postcode
ME1 1QE
Received
1 Apr 2026
Validated
1 Apr 2026
Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Case officer
Track to view
Decision
Discharge of Conditions
Decision date
19 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Baynes and Mitchell Architects

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14827385
Consultation
9 Apr 2026
Comments by
30 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Medway
Planning Authority Score
9/10
Excellent
#5 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Medway is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #11 out of 292. Only 20% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Medway decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #85 of 292
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #55 of 292
92%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #11 of 292
20%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #20 of 292
82%
Minor dwellings approved
103 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
32 decided (10+ homes)
73%
Change of use approved
64 decided
1,025
Total decisions
86 refused in 2025