Shaftesbury House Upnor Road Upnor Rochester Medway ME2 4XB Data via plota.co.uk

MC/25/1506 - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Change of use of building to a 11 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 9 Nov 2026, 01:37

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Application progress

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Received

23 Jul 2025

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Validated

28 Jul 2025

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Consultation

2 Oct 2025

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Refused

27 Mar 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 27 Mar 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 9 Nov 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Medway Planning Committee on 11 Mar 2026.

Refused

Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.

Officers advised approval because there was no HMO concentration and the proposal would provide suitable accommodation without harming neighbours.
Residents, organisations and Councillor Williams raised concerns about character, transport, traffic, parking, facilities, noise and community effects.
Members rejected the recommended approval and refused the application because of sustainability, transport, parking and facility concerns.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officer assessment, objections, committee discussion, vote and reasons for refusal. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Medway's committee minutes of 11 Mar 2026.

Documents 8

Site constraints 10

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 ↗

Otterham Creek to Stoke Marshes 15 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.

Public footpath 24 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

4 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: Boundary Stone (Old London Stone) , Upnor, Grade II, 22 m away · 3 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.

Show all 4 with distances

22 mBoundary Stone (Old London Stone) , UpnorGrade II
23 mObelisk (New London Stone), UpnorGrade II
51 mShip's Figurehead from the Arethusa
55 mShip's Figurehead from the ArethusaGrade II

Historic England ↗

SSSI 81 m away: Tower Hill to Cockham Wood SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Flood defence 25 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 1000 year flood); Inside the Lower Upnor built-up area; Priority habitat 25 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 9 November 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council: Medway
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: ME2 4XB
Received: 23 Jul 2025
Validated: 28 Jul 2025
Ward: Strood Rural
Parish: Frindsbury Extra
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 27 Mar 2026
Decision: Refusal
Decision date: 27 Mar 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Tetlow King Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 242 days from validation, 186 days slower than Medway's median of 56 for full applications. Refused, as 18% of full applications here are.

This one242d

Council56d

UK57d

60%decided within 8 weeks

82%approved

10%go to committee

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

Public comments

72comments received

71 objecting1 supporting

99% object · above the UK average of 74%

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14141198
Planning Portal ref: PP-14141198
Neighbours: 4 Aug 2025
Consultation: 2 Oct 2025
Comments by: 19 Oct 2026
Committee: 11 Mar 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Refused

Prior approval for the enlargement of a dwelling by construction of additional storey. Th…

MC/23/0799 26 May 2023

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved

35 Moat Lane Upnor Rochester Medway ME2 4GP

Construction of a part two storey and part single store rear extension.

MC/25/0296 15 Apr 2025

2024 Approved

Hawthorns Upnor Road Upnor Rochester Medway ME2 4UP

Construction of a two storey atrium to front, the enlargement of a side window, the repla…

MC/24/0275 3 Apr 2024

2022 Approved

18 Moat Lane Upnor Rochester Medway ME2 4GP

Construction of a single storey rear extension

MC/22/2105 21 Oct 2022

2022 Approved

Rear Of 12-14 Moat Lane Upnor Rochester Medway ME2 4GP

01 - Ash - Reduce limbs overhanging number 14 Moat Lane by approx 2 Meters

TPA/22/2238 21 Oct 2022

2022 Refused

9 Moat Lane Upnor Rochester Medway ME2 4GP

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for a single storey extension…

MC/22/0337 7 Apr 2022

Medway

Planning Authority Score

9.2/10

Excellent

#3 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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