The Clock Tower Main Gate Road Historic Dockyard Chatham Medway ME4 4TZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of the Clock Tower Building (Use Class F1), with the Ground Floor being used by the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust (CHDT) for Visitor Experience staff accommodation and associated operational facilities, and the First and Second Floors reverting to commercial office accommodation (Use Class E). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Aug 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 9
Show the other 21 with distances
- 18 mNumber 2 Dry DockGrade II*
- 34 mNumber 1 WorkbaseGrade II*
- 39 mFormer Admirals Offices and Forecourt Walls and Attached Iron RailingsGrade II*
- 46 mJoiners ShopGrade II*
- 57 mChatham Dock Pumping Station South
- 61 mFormer Officers Terrace and Attached Front Area Walls and OverthrowsGrade I
- 67 mNumber 3 Dry DockGrade II*
- 81 mChatham Dock Pumping Station SouthGrade II*
- 89 mFormer House Carpenters Shop and Wall to Front YardGrade II
- 91 mNumber 1 SmitheryGrade II*
- 91 mFront and Perimeter Walls to Raised Gardens to Rear of Former Officers' TerraceGrade II*
- 98 mThe StablesGrade II
- 104 mNumber 4 Dry DockGrade II
- 117 mLamp Standards and Railings to Front of Commissioners House
- 120 mFormer Commissioner's House and Attached Staff AccommodationGrade I
- 120 mFormer Captain of the Dockyards House and Attached Front Area RailingsGrade II*
- 127 mFormer Cashiers OfficeGrade II*
- 136 mLamp Standards and Railings to Front of Commissioners HouseGrade II
- 142 mNorth Tower House and Attached Perimeter Wall to the SouthGrade II*
- 144 mSail LoftGrade I
- 146 mWall Surrounding Garden
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
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Important details
- Council
- Medway
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- ME4 4TZ
- Received
- 23 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Chatham Central & Brompton
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 18 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Approval with Conditions
- Decision date
- 14 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust
How this decision compares
Decided in 52 days from validation, 4 days faster than Medway's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 77% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
106 neighbours consulted · Last counted 19 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15012678
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15012678
- Neighbours
- 2 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 2 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 3 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 13 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
14 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
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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