North Block Brompton Barracks Dock Road Chatham Medway ME4 4UG Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/2091 - Listed Building Lawful Dev Certificate Registered

Proposal

Application for a Listed Building Certificate of Lawfulness for temporary scaffolding to be installed to the exterior perimeter of house C, D, 11 and 12 North Block Brompton Barracks Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
9 Nov 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 24 Dec 2026, from Medway's recent listed building works.

Comments are open until 3 Dec 2026

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Site constraints 7

Grade II* listed: North Block and Attached Basement Area Railings, Brompton Barracks
List entry 1375611 · The pin is inside its outline · 7 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II*, 3 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 176 m away: Brunel Sawmills, Chatham Dockyard; Radon affected area, class 2; Registered park or garden 239 m away: The Officers' Terrace, the Historic Dockyard, Chatham; Inside the Gillingham (Medway) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 4 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.

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Listed Building Lawful Dev Certificate
Postcode
ME4 4UG
Received
30 Oct 2026
Validated
30 Oct 2026
Ward
Chatham Central & Brompton
Target decision
25 Dec 2026
Agent
Playle and Partners

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Medway usually decides listed building works by day 55.

Day 1244 days to the 56-day target
77%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
58decided 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 10 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15264733
Planning Portal ref
PP-15264733
Consultation
9 Nov 2026
Comments by
3 Dec 2026
Site or press notice
19 Nov 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