Riverview Lodge Guest House 88 Borstal Road Rochester Medway ME1 3BD Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/0272 - Discharge Condition Decided

Proposal

Details pursuant to condition 3 (Materials), 4 (EV Point) and 10 (Climate change) on planning permission - construction of a detached dwelling with associated parking, refuse and cycle store Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Feb 2026
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Consultation
18 Feb 2026
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Discharge of Conditions
18 Mar 2026

Discharge of Conditions on 18 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve about 302 m away: Baty's Marsh
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Rochester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,040,000 in October 2025. Other property, freehold.

10 October 2025£1,040,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area391 m² (4,209 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (55 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 17 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2018, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Discharge Condition
Postcode
ME1 3BD
Received
13 Feb 2026
Validated
13 Feb 2026
Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Apr 2026
Decision
Discharge of Conditions
Decision date
18 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Architectural Designs

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
18 Feb 2026
Comments by
12 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.