Planning application
317 - 319 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1BU
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Change of use from restaurant and flats to two dwellings with associated external alterations
As published by the council, reference MC/25/2298
Application record
- Reference
- MC/25/2298
- Status
- Decided
- Received
- 24 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 26 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 21 Jan 2026
- Postcode
- ME1 1BU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Medway register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025.
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MC/26/1591 Status unknown
317-319 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1BU
Details pursuant to condition 4 (Windows) on planning permission MC/25/2298 for change of use from restaurant and flats to two dwellings with associated external alterations
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MC/26/0398 Split decision
317 - 319 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1BU
Details pursuant to condition 4 (Windows) and 5 (Paintings) on planning permission MC/25/2298 - change of use from restaurant and flats to two dwellings with associated external alterations
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Nov 2025
Received by Medway
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26 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jan 2026
Decision issued
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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MC/26/1591 Status unknown
317-319 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1BU
Details pursuant to condition 4 (Windows) on planning permission MC/25/2298 for change of use from restaurant and flats to two dwellings with associated external alterations
-
MC/26/0398 Split decision
317 - 319 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1BU
Details pursuant to condition 4 (Windows) and 5 (Paintings) on planning permission MC/25/2298 - change of use from restaurant and flats to two dwellings with associated external alterations
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
- CASE OFFICER REPORT
- FULL APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- REDACTED
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING BLOCK PLAN
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED SOUTH AND WEST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED NORTH AND EAST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING SOUTH AND WEST ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING NORTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS
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