Planning application
The Brook Theatre Old Town Hall The Brook Chatham Medway ME4 4SE
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Listed building consent for internal alterations and external works as part of the ongoing refurbishment and upgrading works to the Brook Theatre
As published by the council, reference MC/26/0967
Application record
- Reference
- MC/26/0967
- Status
- Decided
- Received
- 20 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Decided
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Chatham Central & Brompton
- Postcode
- ME4 4SE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Medway register
This site has had 6 applications since 2025.
-
MC/26/1256 Decided
The Brook Theatre Old Town Hall The Brook Chatham Medway ME4 4SE
Details pursuant to conditions 6(d) (Details of the replacement rear lift shaft), 15(c) (Details of the permanent repair works) and 15(d) (Details of the repairs to the roof structure for the Ground Floor Stairs) on planning permission MC/24/0336 - Listed Building Consent for the refurbishment and upgrading of Brook Theatre, including structural repairs and fire safety works
-
MC/26/1229 Awaiting decision
The Brook Theatre Old Town Hall The Brook Chatham Medway ME4 4SE
Part-retrospective repositioning of the ASHP and main theatre ventilation ductwork to 2nd floor roof; increase in height of the lift overrun due to structural construction and design as part of the refurbishment and upgrading of the Brook Theatre.
-
MC/26/1230 Awaiting decision
The Brook Theatre Old Town Hall The Brook Chatham Medway ME4 4SE
Listed building consent for the part-retrospective repositioning of the ASHP and main theatre ventilation ductwork to 2nd floor roof; increase in height of the lift overrun due to structural construction and design as part of the refurbishment and upgrading of the Brook Theatre.
-
MC/26/0434 Decided
The Brook Theatre Old Town Hall The Brook Chatham Medway ME4 4SE
Details pursuant to condition 10a and 10b (Basement Structural Repairs) 15b (Ground Floor Structural Works) 28b ( Main Auditorium/Studio Theatre Details) on listed building consent MC/24/0336 - Listed Building Consent for the refurbishment and upgrading of Brook Theatre, including structural repairs and fire safety works.
-
MC/25/2506 Decided
The Brook Theatre Old Town Hall The Brook Chatham Medway ME4 4SE
Details pursuant to conditions 4 i (Details of the proposed steel tower structure for plant in the light well.), 7 (Details of the basement works), 12 (Ground floor works), 15 a (Drawn details of the structural works required to resolve the underlying cause of the cracking to the brick arch lintel and bowing in the external wall, and the repairs to remedy the cracking and bowing for Room G19;), 15 e (Drawn details of the repairs or construction of a replacement lift shaft wall for Room G15;), 15 f (Drawn details of the repairs and replacement lintels for Room G4; ), 15 g (Details of the plaster repair methodology and the drawn details of the repairs to the wall and ceiling for Room G17), 15 h (Details of the repair to resolve the cracking in the wall for Room G1;), 15 i (Details of the repairs to the decorative plasterwork for Room G18;), 15 k (Drawn details (existing and proposed) showing the alterations to the existing doorway, decorative surround and proposed door to the Box Office Foyer; ), 16 (Ground floor sesame lifts), 17 (First floor schedule of works), 22 (second floor/ roof schedule of works) and 26 (second floor/ roof crack in wall ), on planning permission MC/24/0336 for Listed Building Consent for the refurbishment and upgrading of Brook Theatre, including structural repairs and fire safety works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
20 May 2026
Received by Medway
-
21 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
-
31 Jul 2026
Decision issued
-
7 Aug 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Conditions.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Bailey Partnership Agent
243 applications on PlanIndex · across 26 councils · 97% granted
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
- CASE OFFICER REPORT
- LISTED BUILDING APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS
- FIREPLACE REMOVAL RAMS
- PROPOSED ROOM ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED LIFT SHAFT ROOF
- PROPOSED LIFT SHAFT ROOF
- EXISTING ROOF CONNECTION TO LIFT SHAFT
- PROPOSED SANITARY SCHEDULE
- GA PLAN LEVEL 00 GROUND FLOOR MALE WC MARKUP
- PROPOSED REFLECTED CELLING PLAN LEVEL
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED NORTHEAST GA ELEVATION
- GA PLAN ROOF PLAN
- GA PLAN LEVEL B1 BASEMENT
- ROOF PLAN
- REDACTED
- DESIGN ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsAfter the decision
Medway has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
-
Old Town Hall, The Brook Theatre The Brook Chatham Medway ME4 4SE
72% historically approved · decision due ~9 Oct
Listed Building Consent for the refurbishment and upgrading of Brook Theatre, including structural repairs and fire safety works. Additional items required redesigning from the original planning application.
Awaiting decision 24 docs -
Land At Chatham Docks Industrial Estate South Side Three Road Chatham Docks Gillingham Medway ME4 4SE
Prior Notification under Schedule 2 Part 11 Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the demolition of existing vacant employment units.
Withdrawn Demolition 9 docs -
The Brook Theatre Old Town Hall The Brook Chatham Medway ME4 4SE
Details pursuant to condition 10a and 10b (Basement Structural Repairs) 15b (Ground Floor Structural Works) 28b ( Main Auditorium/Studio Theatre Details) on listed building consent MC/24/0336 - Listed Building Consent for the refurbishment and upgrading of Brook Theatre, including structural repairs and fire safety works.
Decided 14 docs -
The Brook Theatre Old Town Hall The Brook Chatham Medway ME4 4SE
Details pursuant to conditions 4 i (Details of the proposed steel tower structure for plant in the light well.), 7 (Details of the basement works), 12 (Ground floor works), 15 a (Drawn details of the structural works required to resolve the underlying cause of the cracking to the brick arch lintel and bowing in the external wall, and the repairs to remedy the cracking and bowing for Room G19;), 15 e (Drawn details of the repairs or construction of a replacement lift shaft wall for Room G15;), 15 f (Drawn details of the repairs and replacement lintels for Room G4; ), 15 g (Details of the plaster repair methodology and the drawn details of the repairs to the wall and ceiling for Room G17), 15 h (Details of the repair to resolve the cracking in the wall for Room G1;), 15 i (Details of the repairs to the decorative plasterwork for Room G18;), 15 k (Drawn details (existing and proposed) showing the alterations to the existing doorway, decorative surround and proposed door to the Box Office Foyer; ), 16 (Ground floor sesame lifts), 17 (First floor schedule of works), 22 (second floor/ roof schedule of works) and 26 (second floor/ roof crack in wall ), on planning permission MC/24/0336 for Listed Building Consent for the refurbishment and upgrading of Brook Theatre, including structural repairs and fire safety works.
Decided -
The Brook Theatre Old Town Hall The Brook Chatham Medway ME4 4SE
Details pursuant to conditions 6(d) (Details of the replacement rear lift shaft), 15(c) (Details of the permanent repair works) and 15(d) (Details of the repairs to the roof structure for the Ground Floor Stairs) on planning permission MC/24/0336 - Listed Building Consent for the refurbishment and upgrading of Brook Theatre, including structural repairs and fire safety works
Decided 23 docs -
The Brook Theatre Old Town Hall The Brook Chatham Medway ME4 4SE
72% historically approved · decision due ~14 Sep
Part-retrospective repositioning of the ASHP and main theatre ventilation ductwork to 2nd floor roof; increase in height of the lift overrun due to structural construction and design as part of the refurbishment and upgrading of the Brook Theatre.
Awaiting decision 18 docs