Barkis House 8 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1PT Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1670 - Full Application Approved
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from the old A3 to a sui generis use of brewpub with nanobrewery Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Sept 2026
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Validated
9 Sept 2026
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Consultation
11 Sept 2026
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Approved
15 Oct 2026

Approved on 15 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF CASE OFFICER REPORT Case Officer Report · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF FULL APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS Decision Notice · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF REDACTED Application Form · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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.
Scheduled monument 40 m away: Bridge Chapel
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 ↗
41 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 10, High Street, Grade II, 4 m away · 4 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 31 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
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
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Rochester built-up area; Air quality management area 17 m away: Central Medway AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 2

Last sold for £230,000 in December 2013. Terraced house, freehold.

13 December 2013£230,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
19 May 2003£60,000

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
Full Application
Postcode
ME1 1PT
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Nov 2026
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 20 days faster than Medway's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 77% of changes of use here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
23%go to committee

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.

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15084160
Planning Portal ref
PP-15084160
Neighbours
11 Sept 2026
Consultation
11 Sept 2026
Comments by
8 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
16 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
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Listed building consent for alterations to the step inside the main entrance door, bar ti…
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2023 Approved
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2016
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.