Planning application
179-181 Maidstone Road Rochester Medway ME1 1SF
Works: New dwelling Extension
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
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
As published by the council, reference MC/25/1791
Application record
- Reference
- MC/25/1791
- Status
- Decided
- Received
- 5 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 17 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 28 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Rochester East & Warren Wood
- Postcode
- ME1 1SF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Medway register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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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
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MC/24/2086 Refused
179 -181 Maidstone Road Rochester Medway ME1 1SF
Details pursuant to condition 4 (sections through doors/windows and condition 5 ( garden waste and recycling) on planning permission MC/19/0111 - 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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Sep 2025
Received by Medway
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17 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Nov 2025
Decision issued
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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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
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Directive Planning and Developments Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Tunbridge Wells
Active · incorporated 2024 · Tunbridge Wells
12 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- CASE OFFICER REPORT
- FULL APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED BLOCK PLANS
- SITE LOCATION PLN
- REDACTED
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- COVERING LETTER
- (PROPOSED) FIRST AND ROOF PLAN
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS AND FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED GARDEN PLAN
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