15 Corporation Street Rear Of 143/145 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1EL Data via plota.co.uk

MC/25/1618 - Listed Buildings Alterations Approved

Proposal

Listed building consent for works of repair to remove moss from the roof, check slate roof, replace damaged slates, check timber boarding underneath and repair as needed, re point where needed including works to a crack through brickwork, replace gutter on west side with back aluminium deep flow gutter, replace three roof lights, place cowl over chimney, replace casement to two windows with sash windows. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Aug 2025
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Consultation
13 Aug 2025
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Approved
22 Oct 2025

Approved on 22 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Nov 2026

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Nos 143,143a and 145 Including Ranges to Rear
List entry 1336145 · The pin is inside its outline · 39 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 31 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.
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument 125 m away: Open areas within Roman, Saxon and medieval town
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Rochester built-up area; Air quality management area 68 m away: Central Medway AQMA.
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 Buildings Alterations
Postcode
ME1 1EL
Received
8 Aug 2025
Validated
8 Aug 2025
Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Oct 2025
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
22 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Synergy Planning & Property Consultants Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 75 days from validation, 20 days slower than Medway's median of 55 for listed building works. Approved, as 98% of listed building works here are.

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.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14240472
Planning Portal ref
PP-14240472
Neighbours
13 Aug 2025
Consultation
13 Aug 2025
Comments by
11 Sept 2025
Site or press notice
20 Aug 2025
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