Waterside Cottage Barrack Hill Upnor Rochester Medway ME2 4XG Data via plota.co.uk

MC/25/1451 - Listed Buildings Alterations Approved
Listed buildings

Proposal

Listed building consent for general repairs internally & externally to walls, floors and roofs including window & door repairs and replacement. Installation of new electrical wiring, plumbing and heating. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jul 2025
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Validated
25 Jul 2025
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Consultation
29 Jul 2025
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Approved
19 Sept 2025

Approved on 19 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Nov 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF CASE OFFICER REPORT Case Officer Report · 19 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF LISTED BUILDING APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS Decision Notice · 19 Sept 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED GROUND AND LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLANS Superseded · 16 Jul 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF REDACTED Application Form · 16 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 12

Grade II listed: Waterside Cottage
List entry 1204303 · The pin is inside its outline · 10 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 8 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 ↗
Upnor 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
Upper Upnor(4). Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Scheduled monument 52 m away: Artillery castle at Upnor
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 ↗
Otterham Creek to Stoke Marshes 14 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 94 m away: Tower Hill to Cockham Wood SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Inside the Lower Upnor built-up area; Flood defence 46 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 1000 year flood); Priority habitat 38 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 1 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.

Building

Floor area126 m² (1,356 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (17 out of 100), could reach D
PropertySemi-detached house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 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
Listed Buildings Alterations
Postcode
ME2 4XG
Received
16 Jul 2025
Validated
25 Jul 2025
Ward
Strood Rural
Parish
Frindsbury Extra
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Sept 2025
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
19 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Abode First

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. 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.

Last counted 9 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14182273
Planning Portal ref
PP-14182273
Consultation
29 Jul 2025
Comments by
18 Sept 2025
Site or press notice
28 Aug 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

24 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2017 Approved
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2016 Withdrawn
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.