179 -181 Maidstone Road Rochester Medway ME1 1SF

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.

• MC/26/0121 Granted

  179-181 Maidstone Road Rochester Medway ME1 1SF

  Details pursuant to conditions 1 (Time), 3 (Joinery Details), 4 (Materials) and 5 (Railings to front) on planning permission MC/25/1791 - Part retrospective application for the change of use of retail to residential at lower ground and ground floor level with associated internal and external alterations, together with construction of a three-storey rear extension to provide six 1-bedroom self-contained flats

  Decided 20 Apr 2026 Conditions
• MC/25/1791 Decided

  179-181 Maidstone Road Rochester Medway ME1 1SF

  Part retrospective application for the change of use of retail to residential at lower ground and ground floor level with associated internal and external alterations, together with construction of a three-storey rear extension to provide six 1-bedroom self-contained flats

  Decided 28 Nov 2025

1. 11 Oct 2024

   Received by Medway

2. 3 Dec 2024

   Decision issued: Refusal

3. 20 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• Application: MC/19/0111 (Decided)

Medway refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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.

• 179-181 Maidstone Road Rochester Medway ME1 1SF

  MC/26/0121 Submitted 26 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  Details pursuant to conditions 1 (Time), 3 (Joinery Details), 4 (Materials) and 5 (Railings to front) on planning permission MC/25/1791 - Part retrospective application for the change of use of retail to residential at lower ground and ground floor level with associated internal and external alterations, together with construction of a three-storey rear extension to provide six 1-bedroom self-contained flats

  Granted Conditions New dwelling Extension 12 docs

• 179-181 Maidstone Road Rochester Medway ME1 1SF

  MC/25/1791 Submitted 5 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  Part retrospective application for the change of use of retail to residential at lower ground and ground floor level with associated internal and external alterations, together with construction of a three-storey rear extension to provide six 1-bedroom self-contained flats

  Decided New dwelling Extension 11 docs

• 163 Maidstone Road Rochester Medway ME1 1SF

  MC/26/1622 Submitted 25 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  Listed building consent to rebuild the parapet on the front elevation in vertical alignment to reverse a significant inward lean.

  Decided 7 docs

• 161 Maidstone Road Rochester Medway ME1 1SF

  MC/26/1157 Submitted 18 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Listed Building Consent for replacement of 1 lower sash in first floor front bedroom to match original, single glazed; replacement of both sashes and sill in rear first floor bedroom to match original, double glazed; replacement of 2 non-original windows (Ground floor 1 and First floor 3) with double glazed timber sashes to match original; replacement of non-original rear double doors from lower ground extension to garden area; replacement of modern timber velux window in loft room; insulation of loft space; rebuilding of the front parapet wall in alignment; repairs to stone lintels above first floor windows and stone string course

  Decided Extension Loft or dormer +1 9 docs

• 14 Rochester Avenue Rochester Medway ME1 2DW

  MC/21/1941 Submitted 30 Jun 2021 100 yards away

  Retrospective application for a new porch to front

  Granted Householder Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 30 The Close Rochester Medway ME1 1SD

  MC/26/0215 Submitted 6 Feb 2026 150 yards away

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) For the use Class (C3b) up to six people living together as a single household and receiving care e.g. supported housing schemes such as those for people with learning disabilities or mental health problems

  Decided 9 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/26/1704 Status unknown

  The Kent Autistic Trust Newton Close Lordswood Chatham ME5 8TR

  Details pursuant to conditions 3d (Tree protection), 4 (Electric charging points), 5 (Materials), 6 (Landscaping) and 8 (Cycle storage) on planning permission MC/25/1144 - Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) to allow for a minor material amendment to planning permission MC/23/0049 for removal of top floor and reduction of the number of two bedroom units

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 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