12 James Street Rochester Medway ME1 2BY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the conversion of the dwelling house (C3) to a 6 bed 6 person HMO (C4). Including construction of a ground floor rear and side extension, 'L' shaped loft dormer, roof windows to the front elevation and internal alterations. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 7 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 3
Application forms 1
Site constraints 2
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £215,000 in July 2025. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Medway
- Application type
- Certificate of Proposed Use
- Postcode
- ME1 2BY
- Received
- 19 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 3 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Rochester East & Warren Wood
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 29 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Approval
- Decision date
- 7 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- NMB Projects Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 34 days from validation, 22 days faster than Medway's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 77% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
Last counted 10 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15169108
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15169108
- Neighbours
- 3 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 3 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 24 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
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.
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