157 Church Street Cliffe Rochester Medway ME3 7QB Data via plota.co.uk

MC/25/2503 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Part change of use of ground floor storage area and shower/wc to extended beauty salon (Class E) with associated external alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Dec 2025
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Consultation
22 Dec 2025
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Approved
13 Feb 2026

Approved on 13 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 8

2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Quickrills, Grade II, 37 m away · 2 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Ramsar wetland 476 m away: Thames Estuary & Marshes; SSSI 477 m away: South Thames Estuary and Marshes SSSI; Conservation area 92 m away: Cliffe; Inside the Cliffe (Medway) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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 1

Last sold for £442,000 in August 2024. Semi-detached house, freehold.

16 August 2024£442,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area78 m² (840 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 26)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2025, 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
Full Application
Postcode
ME3 7QB
Received
19 Dec 2025
Validated
19 Dec 2025
Ward
Strood Rural
Parish
Cliffe And Cliffe Woods
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Feb 2026
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
13 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
C. B. Wright & Associates Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 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

1comment received
1 objecting

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14579682
Planning Portal ref
PP-14579682
Neighbours
30 Dec 2025
Consultation
22 Dec 2025
Comments by
30 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
9 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: 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.