15 Corporation Street Rear Of 143A High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1EL Data via plota.co.uk

MC/25/1848 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of two new timber framed sash windows to front; installation of 3 roof lights to front and removal of slates from roof and replacement with similar Spanish slate, installation of roof membrane under new slates; roof vent removed; chimney to be repaired and proposed replacement gutter to rear elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Sept 2025
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Validated
18 Sept 2025
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Consultation
23 Sept 2025
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Approved
11 Nov 2025

Approved on 11 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Nov 2026

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Nos 143,143a and 145 Including Ranges to Rear
List entry 1336145 · The pin is inside its outline · 39 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 31 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 ↗
Historic Rochester conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument 126 m away: Open areas within Roman, Saxon and medieval town
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Rochester built-up area; Air quality management area 65 m away: Central Medway AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 2 November 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
Full Application
Postcode
ME1 1EL
Received
16 Sept 2025
Validated
18 Sept 2025
Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Nov 2025
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
11 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Synergy Planning & Property Consultants Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 82% of full applications here are.

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

No public comments yet.

66 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14304820
Planning Portal ref
PP-14304820
Neighbours
24 Sept 2025
Consultation
23 Sept 2025
Comments by
23 Oct 2025
Site or press notice
2 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No
Medway
Planning Authority Score
9.2/10
Excellent
#3 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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