16 - 18 London Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 3HT Data via plota.co.uk

MC/25/2245 - Listed Buildings Alterations Approved

Proposal

Listed building consent for the renovation works including window, facade and internal alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Nov 2025
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Validated
17 Nov 2025
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Consultation
21 Nov 2025
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Approved
9 Jan 2026

Approved on 9 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: 16 and 18, London Road
List entry 1086419 · The pin is inside its outline · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II)
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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Strood North & Frindsbury. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Rochester built-up area; Air quality management area 11 m away: Central Medway AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 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 2

Last sold for £180,000 in January 2019. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

17 January 2019£180,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
15 December 2017£167,200Terraced house. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Listed Buildings Alterations
Postcode
ME2 3HT
Received
16 Nov 2025
Validated
17 Nov 2025
Ward
Strood North & Frindsbury
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Jan 2026
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
9 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Taskin

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 100% of listed building works here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
50decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14484935
Planning Portal ref
PP-14484935
Neighbours
21 Nov 2025
Consultation
21 Nov 2025
Comments by
23 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
2 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No
Medway
Planning Authority Score
9.2/10
Excellent
#3 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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.