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MC/26/1535 - Listed Buildings Alterations Approved
Commercial & major worksListed buildings

Proposal

Replacement of the deck to the lower Pier platforms including installation of decking and repair and or replace the handrails and steel works as necessary Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
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Validated
25 Aug 2026
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Consultation
28 Aug 2026
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Approved
14 Oct 2026

Approved on 14 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF CASE OFFICER REPORT Case Officer Report · 14 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF LISTED BUILDING APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS Decision Notice · 14 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF REDACTED Application Form · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: Rochester Bridge
List entry 1086431 · The pin is inside its outline
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.
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Article 4 direction
Strood North & Frindsbury. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Otterham Creek to Stoke Marshes 22 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Flood defence 4 m away (wall, designed for a 1 in 20 year flood); Scheduled monument 234 m away: Bridge Chapel; Priority habitat 42 m away: Mudflats.
Not affected
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.

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Listed Buildings Alterations
Postcode
ME1 1QE
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
14 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 6 days faster than Medway's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 96% of commercial and major works here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
37decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 14 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14871812
Planning Portal ref
PP-14871812
Consultation
28 Aug 2026
Comments by
13 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
22 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

31 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2017 Approved
Listed Building Consent for proposed improvements that may involve the removal, replaceme…
MC/17/3034
2017 Approved
Proposed installation of a strengthening scheme to increase the capacity of the footways..
MC/17/2981
2017 Approved
Proposed two areas of aesthetic changes on the Old Bridge. Firstly the relocation of bron…
MC/17/2980
2017 Approved
Proposed installation of new polyethylene netting across the entire underside of the Old…
MC/17/2979
2017 Approved
Proposed series of essential maintenance and upgrade works in the curtilage of the balust…
MC/17/2991
2017 Approved
Improvement of the current lighting levels to meet public highway safety standards and al…
MC/17/2985
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
The Guildhall Museum High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1PY
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2023 Approved
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MC/23/2836
2023 Approved
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Change of use in No 1 Esplanade and Senlac House from mixed use (residential and commerci…
MC/23/2611
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MC/23/1620
2023 Withdrawn
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2023 Approved
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Listed building application for the ground floor installation of a stained glass window.
MC/23/2027
2023 Approved
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MC/23/1280
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MC/23/1281
2023 Approved
20 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1PT
Listed building application for the change of use of the ground floor and basement levels…
MC/23/0595
2023 Approved
20 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1PT
Change of use of the ground floor and basement levels from Class E(a) to A4 Drinking Esta…
MC/23/0540
2021 Approved
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T1 - Cherry - Fell and treat so it does not get bigger or cause damage to the Castle Ramp…
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2022
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External refurbishments to include; adding awnings & lighting to facades, alterations to…
MC/22/2525
2022
The Crown 2 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1PT
Listed building consent application for external refurbishments to include; adding awning…
MC/22/2526
2022 Approved
1 Gundulph House Gundulph Square Rochester Medway ME1 1QD
Renewal of the temporary change of use from C3 use (residential dwellings) to Class E off…
MC/22/2051
2021 Approved
20 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1PT
Retrospective listed building consent application to remove the previous tenant's fixture…
MC/21/3589
2017 Approved
Castle Chambers 6 Castle Hill Rochester ME1 1QQ
Conifer - ThujaPhoto 1 - 2 Branches - numbered 1 + 2 to be removed entirely, not flush wi…
CAN/17/3441
2017 Withdrawn
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Conifer (Species unknown) - Crown lifting - 2 x lower branches cut back to trunk. See Ske…
CAN/17/2666
2016 Approved
15 High Street Rochester ME1 1PY
Retrospective advertisement consent for 3x illuminated fascias and 1x non illuminated fas…
MC/16/2954
2016
First Floor 8 High Street Rochester ME1 1PT
Prior Notification of a proposed change of use of first floor from office (Use Class B1)…
MC/16/2619
2016 Refused
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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
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings