Council Office Gun Wharf Dock Road Chatham Medway ME4 4TR Data via plota.co.uk

MC/25/2464 - Listed Buildings Alterations Approved

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for replacement windows and doors, works to the courtyard metal roof, internal alterations and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Dec 2025
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Consultation
31 Dec 2025
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Approved
19 Feb 2026

Approved on 19 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham
List entry 1422222 · The pin is inside its outline · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 1 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 ↗
Brompton Lines 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.
Article 4 direction
Chatham Central & Brompton. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
Scheduled monument 70 m away: Chatham Dockyard, the Dockyard wall
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 ↗
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 2; Inside the Chatham built-up area; Flood defence 41 m away (wall, designed for a 1 in 200 year flood); Priority habitat 41 m away: Mudflats.
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.

Building

Floor area17,961 m² (193,330 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 84)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Mechanical Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2016, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Listed Buildings Alterations
Postcode
ME4 4TR
Received
16 Dec 2025
Validated
16 Dec 2025
Ward
Chatham Central & Brompton
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Feb 2026
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
19 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, 10 days slower than Medway's median of 55 for listed building works. 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.

42 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14566266
Planning Portal ref
PP-14566266
Neighbours
6 Jan 2026
Consultation
31 Dec 2025
Comments by
1 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
6 Jan 2026
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

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.