259-261 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1HQ

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 1 refused.

• MC/22/3010 Granted

  259-261 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1HQ

  Details pursuant to conditions 6 (noise and vibration - slab level), 7 (clean air ventilation - slab level) and 10 (acoustic protection - slab level) on planning permission MC/22/0339 - Demolition of existing one and two storey commercial premises and construction of 22 apartments consisting of eight 2 bed and fourteen 1 bed units, in two blocks together with amenity spaces and associated parking

  Decided 28 Apr 2023 Conditions
• MC/21/1647 Refused

  259-261 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1HQ

  Details pursuant to condition 8 (Noise mitigation), 9 (Acoustic glazing and mechanical ventilation) and 13 (Air quality) on planning application MC/18/1503 for Demolition of existing one and two storey commercial premises and proposed new development consisting of 22 apartments (8 X 2 Bed Units and 14 X 1 Bed Units), in two blocks with amenity space and associated parking to be provided for 22 cars

  Decided 21 Jul 2021 Conditions

1. 20 Jul 2021

   Received by Medway

2. 26 Jul 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 17 Sep 2021

   Decision issued: Discharge of Conditions

4. 10 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• Application: MC/18/1503 (Decided)

Medway granted permission on 17 September 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 1 -16 Bourne Court 247 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1LT

  MC/26/0576 Submitted 24 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  Replacement of all single-glazed timber sash and casement windows with double-glazed timber sash and casement windows. All external doors to be replaced like-for-like.

  Decided Windows or glazing 43 docs

• Bourne Court High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1LT

  CAN/26/1990 Submitted 15 Oct 2026 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~16 Dec

  T1 - Silver Maple - Reduce crown by approximately 50% back to previous pruning points. Reduce crown from approximately 15 metres to approximately 10 metres.

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 259-261 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1HQ

  MC/21/1647 Submitted 4 Jun 2021 50 yards away

  Details pursuant to condition 8 (Noise mitigation), 9 (Acoustic glazing and mechanical ventilation) and 13 (Air quality) on planning application MC/18/1503 for Demolition of existing one and two storey commercial premises and proposed new development consisting of 22 apartments (8 X 2 Bed Units and 14 X 1 Bed Units), in two blocks with amenity space and associated parking to be provided for 22 cars

  Refused Conditions New dwelling Demolition +1 5 docs
  Major scheme

• 255 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1HQ

  MC/25/2430 Submitted 13 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) current use is C4 HMO (6 Person ) which has been changed from C3 Dwelling house since year 2017.

  Decided 6 docs
  Domestic

• 259-261 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1HQ

  MC/22/3010 Submitted 22 Dec 2022 50 yards away

  Details pursuant to conditions 6 (noise and vibration - slab level), 7 (clean air ventilation - slab level) and 10 (acoustic protection - slab level) on planning permission MC/22/0339 - Demolition of existing one and two storey commercial premises and construction of 22 apartments consisting of eight 2 bed and fourteen 1 bed units, in two blocks together with amenity spaces and associated parking

  Granted Conditions New dwelling Demolition 8 docs
  Major scheme

• 294 St Margarets Banks Rochester Medway ME1 1HS

  MC/21/2010 Submitted 7 Jul 2021 100 yards away

  Variation of condition 2 on planning permission MC/20/2870 to allow a minor material amendment to lower the ground level to rear

  Granted Amendments 14 docs

• MC/26/1273 Granted

  19 Railway Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1XQ

  Details pursuant to condition 2 (Window and door details) on planning permission MC/25/1751 - Variation of Condition 3 (Window and Door Details) and Condition 4 (Noise Assessment) on planning application MC/21/3111 to alter the wording

  Received 2 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Conditions
• MC/26/1481 Granted

  Thamesport Interchange Limited Land Grain Road Isle Of Grain Rochester ME3 0AB

  Details pursuant to condition 7 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) on planning permission MC/25/2398 for the construction of a single storey detached storage building.

  Received 5 Aug, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Conditions
• MC/26/1659 Status unknown

  Land To East Of Woodlands Cemetery Cornwallis Avenue Gillingham Medway ME7 2DL

  Details pursuant to conditions 4 (Landscaping), 12 (Cycle parking), 21 (Lighting) and 23 (Noise) on planning permission MC/24/0221 for construction of a Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Secondary Free School together with associated hard/soft landscaping, including multi-use games area (MUGA), car/cycle parking, secure line fence/boundary enclosures and associated means of access.

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Conditions
• MC/26/1645 Status unknown

  Strood Civic Centre Rochester ME2 4AU

  Details pursuant to condition 3 (materials), 4 (planting and soil statement), 8 (retaining walls construction and finish), 15 (air quality emissions statement), 16 (scheme of acoustic protection), 17 (acoustic assessment), 19 (separating partitions) and 33 (electric vehicle charging points) on planning permission MC/24/0308 for Demolition of the existing CCTV Building and other ancillary buildings on site and construction of residential units inclusive of a live/work unit (Use Class F1 or Class E) , cafe/bar (Use Class Eb), public open space, earthworks including flood defences, landscaping, drainage and associated infrastructure.

  Received 28 Aug, published by the council 1 Sep 2026 Conditions
• MC/26/1628 Status unknown

  Land North Of Moor Street And East Of Otterham Quay Lane Westmoor Farm Moor Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8QF

  Details pursuant to condition 3 (provide tree protection fencing) on planning application MC/25/0614 - Development of 39 residential dwellings, together with open space, landscaping, drainage, access, parking and associated works.

  Received 26 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Conditions