Phase 4 And 5 Rochester Riverside Rochester ME1 1NH Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1457 - App for Non-Material Amendments Approved

Proposal

Application for non-material amendment to planning permission - amend condition 1 (Approved plans) for the development of phase 4 and 5, with minor changes to the hard and soft landscaping and detail changes to the apartment block. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
3 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Associated applications 5

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    Conditions varied

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        Conditions 2, 6, 7, 8, 34, 46 awaiting decision · 1 varied

Site constraints 8

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 ↗
Air quality management area: Central Medway AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Otterham Creek to Stoke Marshes 18 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
37 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 175 AND 177, EASTGATE (See details for further address information), Grade II, 20 m away · 3 Grade II*, 33 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Conservation area 6 m away: Star Hill to Sun Pier
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Rochester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
App for Non-Material Amendments
Postcode
ME1 1NH
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
DHA Planning

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15007020
Planning Portal ref
PP-15007020
Env. assessment
No
Medway
Planning Authority Score
9.2/10
Excellent
#3 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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