3 James Street Rochester Medway ME1 2BY

This site has had 3 applications since 2025.

• MC/25/2542 Decided

  3 James Street Rochester Medway ME1 2BY

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the change of use from C3 dwellinghouse to C4 (HMO for 6 people); Construction of an L-shaped dormer to the rear roof slope

  Decided 23 Feb 2026
• MC/25/2315 Awaiting decision

  3 James Street Rochester Medway ME1 2BY

  Neighbourhood consultation application for the construction of a single storey extension to rear. The details submitted are as follows: The extension will extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 4.50m The maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 3.1m The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 2.98m

  Decided 29 Dec 2025

1. 27 Jul 2026

   Received by Medway

2. 4 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 7 Aug 2026

   Status changed to Registered

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 21 September 2026, 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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• 3 James Street Rochester Medway ME1 2BY

  MC/25/2315 Submitted 26 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Neighbourhood consultation application for the construction of a single storey extension to rear. The details submitted are as follows: The extension will extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 4.50m The maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 3.1m The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 2.98m

  Awaiting decision Extension 3 docs
  Small domestic

• 3 James Street Rochester Medway ME1 2BY

  MC/25/2542 Submitted 29 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the change of use from C3 dwellinghouse to C4 (HMO for 6 people); Construction of an L-shaped dormer to the rear roof slope

  Decided Loft or dormer 6 docs
  Domestic

• 12 James Street Rochester Medway ME1 2BY

  MC/26/1588 Submitted 19 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the conversion of the dwelling house (C3) to a 6 bed 6 person HMO (C4). Including construction of a ground floor rear and side extension, 'L' shaped loft dormer, roof windows to the front elevation and internal alterations.

  Decided Extension Loft or dormer +1 4 docs
  Domestic

• 12 James Street Rochester Medway ME1 2BY

  MC/26/1925 Submitted 7 Oct 2026 50 yards away

  72% historically approved · decision due ~10 Dec

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for for a 3 Bedroom, 3 Person (Use Class C4) HMO from a (Use Class C3) dwelling house.

  Awaiting decision 6 docs
  Domestic

• 1A Ross Street Rochester Kent ME1 2DF

  MC/02/1139 Submitted 27 May 2002 100 yards away

  Change of use from workshop to two 2-bedroomed self-contained flats.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 1 doc

• 4 Cobden Terrace John Street Rochester Medway ME1 1TF

  MC/25/1600 Submitted 6 Aug 2025 150 yards away

  Installation of 8 roof-mounted photovoltaic panels (4 south-facing, 4 north-facing) to rear with one inverter. The panels are mounted roof-parallel with no projection above the ridge line or alteration to the roof profile. All battery and inverter equipment will be mounted at the rear of the property, below eaves height, and will not be visible from public viewpoints.

  Decided 9 docs

• MC/26/0974 Granted

  18 Houghton Avenue Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3RY

  Demolition of the existing dwelling.

  Received 21 May, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications
• MC/26/1354 Granted

  Star House 8 Star Hill Rochester Medway ME1 1UX

  Removal and relocation of 3 existing antennas and installation of 3 new antennas, removal of 2 existing cabinets and installation of 1 new cabinet and PSU and installation of remote radio units (RRUs), break out boxes (BOBs) and a GPS node with associated apparatus and ancillary works

  Received 16 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications
• MC/26/1181 Granted

  Buhrstone House And Wiley House Mill Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1HZ

  Proposed cladding remediation works to remove combustible cladding elements and replace them with materials and systems of limited combustibility and non-combustible materials: Reinstate bricks (if necessary). Remove render works, HPL panels, and timber cladding, including insulation and supporting rails, and replace with A2 render carrier board, A1 Aluminium cladding, and A2 Cedral cladding, matching the existing.

  Received 22 Jun, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications
• MC/26/1351 Granted

  Robin Hood Filling Station 430 Walderslade Road Walderslade Chatham Medway ME5 9LL

  Construction of a single storey extension to side/rear

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications
• MC/26/1331 Granted

  78 Ingram Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1SH

  Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 7 bedroom house of multiple occupation (Sui generis) together with construction of a single storey rear extension, construction of a dormer window to rear and installation of a roof light to front to provide additional living accommodation within roof space with associated bin store/cycle store

  Received 13 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications