98 Howard Avenue Rochester Medway ME1 2AN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Construction of a first floor and side extension and a rear roof dormer to form two 2-bedroom flats Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Medway Planning Committee on 3 Jun 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the development was acceptable in principle, design, amenity and highway terms.
- Seven objections cited appearance, traffic, parking, privacy and overdevelopment concerns.
- The committee approved the application with conditions and added a restriction keeping the flats in Class C3 use.
Source: Plota analysis of Medway's committee minutes of 3 Jun 2026.
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 2
Last sold for £51,000 in April 1997. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 101 days from validation, 47 days slower than Medway's median of 54 for demolitions. Approved, as 95% of demolitions here are.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14736960
- Neighbours
- 11 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 18 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 10 Apr 2026
- Site or press notice
- 27 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 3 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 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.
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