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First And Second Floor Of 70 And 70A High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1JY

Granted Medway MC/26/0878

Works: New dwelling Loft or dormer Windows or glazing

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use of the first and second floors into 2 separate flats together with the removal of the external rear metal spiral staircase with platform kept to form a new balcony: existing first floor rear door to be replaced with a glazed door and the removal of 1 roof light and replacement of 3 existing rooflights.

As published by the council, reference MC/26/0878

Application record

Reference
MC/26/0878
Status
Decided
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Decided
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME1 1JY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 May 2026

    Received by Medway

  2. 15 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 7 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Registered

  5. 26 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Approval with Conditions

  6. 10 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Decided

    Previously Conditions.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

DC Hudson & Partner LLP Agent

4 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

  • CASE OFFICER REPORT Case Officer Report · 26 Aug 2026
  • FULL APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS Decision Notice · 26 Aug 2026
  • DESIGN PLANNING AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 15 May 2026
  • EXISTING PHOTOGRAPHS Supporting Documents · 08 May 2026
  • PHOTO SHEET Drawings · 08 May 2026
  • PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Drawings · 08 May 2026
  • EXISITNG PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Drawings · 08 May 2026
  • SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLANS Drawings · 08 May 2026
  • COVER LETTER Supporting Documents · 08 May 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Medway granted permission on 26 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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