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

MC/26/0935 - Listed Buildings Alterations Approved

Proposal

Listed building consent for general repairs internally and externally to walls, floors, roofs, windows and doors repairs; Installation of new electrical wiring, plumbing and heating; Installation of new WC and shower room; Construction of replacement timber conservatory. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 May 2026
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Validated
28 May 2026
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Consultation
3 Jun 2026
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Approved
14 Jul 2026

Approved on 14 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 2 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 May 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
Strood Rural
Parish
Frindsbury Extra
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Jul 2026
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
14 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Abode First

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 8 days faster 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.

Last counted 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14941059
Planning Portal ref
PP-14941059
Consultation
3 Jun 2026
Comments by
26 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
5 Jun 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

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.