St Andrews School 28 Watts Avenue Rochester Medway ME1 1SA Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1599 - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Installation of a replacement of a fan light basement window within No. 28 Watts Avenue with louvres to provide additional ventilation to the basement school hall. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Consultation
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 19 Oct 2026, from Medway's recent extensions. Comments are open until 1 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

Watts Avenue/Roebuck Road 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
Watts Avenue. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
11 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Wall With Gates Enclosing Churchyard of St Margaret's Parish Church With Headstones Attached, Grade II, 38 m away · 2 Grade II*, 9 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Rochester 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
Full Application
Postcode
ME1 1SA
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Applicant
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Agent
Tarch Designs

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Medway usually decides extensions by day 53.

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target
89%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
417decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15165845
Neighbours
3 Sept 2026
Consultation
3 Sept 2026
Comments by
1 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
4 Sept 2026
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