Planning application
Grandma Thai Restaurant 317 - 319 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1BU
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior notification for a proposed change of use of Restaurant (use class E) to two 2 bed flats/maisonettes (Use Class C3) residential, with no external alterations.
As published by the council, reference MC/25/1868
Application record
- Reference
- MC/25/1868
- Status
- Unknown
- Received
- 18 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2025
- Postcode
- ME1 1BU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2025
Received by Medway
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13 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 December 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.
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