50 Wallace Road Rochester Medway ME1 2TB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to a therapeutic children's home (Use Class C2 Residential Institution) for up to 4 young people aged between 7 and 17 years. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 12 Feb 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 28 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Medway Planning Committee on 11 Feb 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the use, amenity, parking and highway impacts were acceptable, subject to conditions.
- Twenty-eight objections raised concerns including crime, antisocial behaviour, noise, traffic, parking and community safety.
- The committee approved the application subject to five conditions for the reasons stated.
Source: Plota analysis of Medway's committee minutes of 11 Feb 2026.
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £500,000 in January 2021. Semi-detached 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 July 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 115 days from validation, 59 days slower than Medway's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 82% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →
Public comments
96% object · above the UK average of 74%
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14383689
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14383689
- Neighbours
- 27 Oct 2025
- Consultation
- 27 Oct 2025
- Comments by
- 17 Nov 2025
- Committee
- 11 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
19 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%).
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
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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