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MC/25/2178 - Full Application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Installation of fence to provide a boundary to the rear of the property. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Nov 2025
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Validated
23 Feb 2026
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Consultation
24 Feb 2026
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Approved
20 Apr 2026

Approved on 20 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF CASE OFFICER REPORT Case Officer Report · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF FULL APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS Decision Notice · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT AND ELEVATIONS Supporting Documents · 23 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF 17 HIGH STREET ROCHESTER Supporting Documents · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF REDACTED Application Form · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

49 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Guildhall Including Ranges Running Parallel to Bull Lane, Grade I, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 5 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 37 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Historic Rochester conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Scheduled monument about 59 m away: Rochester Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Rochester built-up area; Air quality management area about 22 m away: Central Medway AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 3 November 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, 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.

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
ME1 1PY
Received
5 Nov 2025
Validated
23 Feb 2026
Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Apr 2026
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
20 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Approved, as 91% of extensions here are.

87%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
556decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14368300
Planning Portal ref
PP-14368300
Neighbours
24 Feb 2026
Consultation
24 Feb 2026
Comments by
31 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
10 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Withdrawn
Listed building application for the installation of two air source heat pumps and associa…
MC/23/1620
2023 Withdrawn
Installation of two air source heat pumps and associated supporting systems features to p…
MC/23/1619
2023 Approved
T1 - Holm Oak - Crown lift to provide 3m clearance above the carpark and 5m above the hig…
CAN/23/0807
Within ~100m

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Medway
Planning Authority Score
9.2/10
Excellent
#3 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

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 statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #99 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #53 of 296
94%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #8 of 296
19%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #16 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
106 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
67 decided
999
Total decisions
88 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.