St Bartholomews Hospital New Road Rochester Medway ME1 1DS Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1366 - App for Non-Material Amendments Approved

Proposal

Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission for revision of description to read as Part demolition of the existing buildings, construction of new buildings and conversion of the former St Bartholomew's Hospital to provide residential units together with associated car parking, cycle parking, hard and soft landscaping, tree removal, boundary treatment, access, utilities and other associated works, restoration, part demolition and conversion of the Grade II listed mortuary to provide 88 sqm community space Class (D1/D2) (as amended by: , & ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
17 Jul 2026
Approved
7 Aug 2026

Approved on 7 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Aug 2026

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Site constraints 3

Article 4 direction
Chatham Central & Brompton. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Chatham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 1DS
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Fort Pitt
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
7 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Alder King Planning Consultants

How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, 35 days faster than Medway's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 78% of changes of use here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
22%go to committee

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.

Last counted 13 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15091952
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