154 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1ER Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of the upper floors from a residential (Class C3) use to a flexible ancillary (Class E) commercial use associated with the ground-floor shop, for storage, office, staff welfare and operational support, customer-facing ancillary (Class E) purposes such as retail display, small-scale seating, tastings, events or a customer/subscriber 'clubroom'. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 27 Oct 2026, from Medway's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 1 Oct 2026.
Comment on this application ↗Documents 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 13 of the 56-day target. Medway usually decides changes of use by day 56.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14955246
- Neighbours
- 3 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 3 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 1 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 17 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
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