Planning application
354-356 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1DJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Details pursuant to condition 5 (Extraction - Noise and Odour) and condition 8 (Refuse Storage and Collection) on planning permission MC/25/0302 for the change of use from Class E (Restaurant) to Class E (Restaurant) and Sui Generis (Hot Food Takeaway).
As published by the council, reference MC/25/1601
Application record
- Reference
- MC/25/1601
- Status
- Unknown
- Received
- 6 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 6 Aug 2025
- Postcode
- ME1 1DJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Medway register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025.
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MC/25/2459 Decided
354 - 356 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1DJ
Retrospective application for the change of use from restaurant (Class E) and takeaway (Sui Generis) to two take aways (Sui Generis)
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MC/25/1709 Decided
354-356 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1DJ
Advertisement consent for the replacement of 2 illuminated timber fascia signs and 3 illuminated projecting signs.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Aug 2025
Received by Medway
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Medway took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Medway for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Medway's median decision took 53 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Medway's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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354 - 356 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1DJ
89% historically approved · decision due ~10 Feb
Retrospective application for the change of use from restaurant (Class E) and takeaway (Sui Generis) to two take aways (Sui Generis)
Decided -
392 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1DJ
89% historically approved · decision due ~26 Dec
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission (MC/24/1619 ) extraction ductwork route to be moved from the original approved positions along with an associated window being blocked up.
Decided Windows or glazing -
392 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1DJ
89% historically approved · decision due ~30 Jan
Details pursuant to condition 4 (Noise and Vibration) on planning permission MC/24/1619 for installation of a new kitchen extraction system
Decided -
354-356 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1DJ
89% historically approved · decision due ~18 Oct
Advertisement consent for the replacement of 2 illuminated timber fascia signs and 3 illuminated projecting signs.
Decided -
The Britannia 376 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1DJ
Change of use of existing public house and associated flat over to four 2-bedroom flats with associated two storey rear extension and internal alterations (demolition of existing single storey rear projections)
Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension +1 14 docsSmall domestic -
369-377 Featherstone House High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1DA
89% historically approved · decision due ~2 Jan
Listed building consent for the conversion of the first and second floors to form 6 no self contained live work units, minor reconfiguration of the upper floors of high street to private access to the units in 371, minor reconfiguration of the shared toilet and kitchen facilities to the rear of and the erection of a new stud wall to create a new self contained office on the second floor.
Awaiting decision