Rochester Castle Castle Hill Rochester Medway ME1 1SW Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1406 - Advertisement Consent Approved
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Received
23 Jul 2026
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Approved
20 Aug 2026

Approved on 20 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Aug 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF ADVERT APPROVAL WITH CONDTIONS Decision Notice · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CASE OFFICER REPORT Case Officer Report · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF REDACTED Application Form · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF MEDWAY PRIDE FLAG RAMS Supporting Documents · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Scheduled monument: Rochester Castle
Scheduled monument consent is needed for any work to it, separate from planning permission.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Grade I listed: Rochester Castle
List entry 1336100 · 0 m from the pin · 23 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 15 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.
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
Inside the Rochester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
ME1 1SW
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Case officer
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Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
20 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 27 days faster than Medway's median of 55 for listed building works. Approved, as 100% of listed building works here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
34decided 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.

Last counted 26 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15106904
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

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Medway
Planning Authority Score
9.2/10
Excellent
#3 of 296 councils
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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
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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