St John Fisher School 79 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP Data via plota.co.uk
Approved at planning committee on 23 September 2026, subject to a legal agreement. The council issues its decision notice once the agreement is signed.
Proposal
Conversion of the existing building to accommodate up to 11 residential units, (demolition of existing extensions), and the construction of an apartment block to the rear accommodating up to 12 units with associated works for access, parking and infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 22 Jun 2026; it is now day 236.
Planning committee
Decided by Medway Planning Committee on 23 Sept 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- Highways advice was that vehicle movements would be lower than the former school use, with visibility improvements proposed.
Source: Plota analysis of Medway's committee minutes, Medway Planning Committee minutes, 23 September 2026 .
Documents 38
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 13
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 20
Site constraints 4
Checked on 3 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 3
Last sold for £667,000 in December 2024. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 236, past the statutory target. 82% of changes of use in Medway are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Nov 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
29 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14791699
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14791699
- Neighbours
- 2 Jun 2026
- Consultation
- 1 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 22 Jun 2026
- Site or press notice
- 1 Apr 2026
- Committee
- 23 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Medway is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #8 out of 296. Only 19% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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