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

MC/26/1840 - Discharge Condition Registered
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Details pursuant to condition 4 (Cycle storage), 5 (Refuge), 6 (Parking), 7 (Boundary treatments), 8 (EV points) and 14 (Climate change) on planning permission - Change of use of existing guest house (C1) to residential dwellings (C3) facilitating conversion to 2 semi-detached dwellings together with the construction of cycle and bin storage; boundary treatment and associated parking Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Sept 2026
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Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 18 Nov 2026.

The consultation period closed on 20 Oct 2026.

Documents

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Associated applications 5

Site constraints 4

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
Local nature reserve 346 m away: Baty's Marsh; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Rochester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Discharge Condition
Postcode
ME1 3BD
Received
23 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Target decision
18 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Architectural Designs

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Comments by
20 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

12 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
110A Borstal Road Rochester Medway ME1 3BD
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the installation of a heat pump to t…
MC/25/2436
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Cathedral Cemetery (Opposite 66-68 Borstal Road) Rochester Medway ME1 3BD
T530 - Large Mature Common Ash - Reduce long over extended limb (approximately 8m south o…
TPA/25/0452
2024 Approved
1 The Alps Rochester Medway ME1 3FD
Construction of a single storey side extension - demolition of existing sheds
MC/24/2548
2023 Approved
Riverview Lodge Guest House 88 Borstal Road Rochester Medway ME1 3BD
Change of use of existing guest house (C1) to residential dwellings (C3) facilitating con…
MC/23/2071
2023 Approved
Riverview Lodge Guest House 88 Borstal Road Rochester Medway ME1 3BD
Conversion of existing guest house Class (C1 )to 7 No. self-contained flats along with th…
MC/23/1958
2023 Approved
Riverview Lodge Guest House 88 Borstal Road Rochester Medway ME1 3BD
Construction of a detached dwelling with associated parking, refuse and cycle store
MC/23/0156
2020 Approved
98 Borstal Road Rochester Medway ME1 3BD
Construction of a three storey side extension - demolition of existing garage and store
MC/20/1726
2018 Approved
2 The Graylings Rochester Medway ME1 3HN
T1 - Ash - fell and replant with one Paper Bark Maple in location 5 metres from T1 (R1 on…
TPA/18/3376
2018 Withdrawn
2 The Graylings Rochester Medway ME1 3HN
T1 - Ash - Reduce height to 8m above tree base breadth to a radial spread of 3m.
TPA/18/1857
2018 Approved
The Alps Rochester Kent ME1 3FD
An application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for construction of 1.8m f…
MC/18/0457
2016 Approved
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Part increase in roof height to accommodate a hip to gable end loft conversion and instal…
MC/16/4198
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings