Planning application
Old Town Hall, The Brook Theatre The Brook Chatham Medway ME4 4SE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference MC/26/1551
Application record
- Reference
- MC/26/1551
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Chatham Central & Brompton
- Postcode
- ME4 4SE
Comment by 10 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Medway through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2026
Received by Medway
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18 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 October 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
- REDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
- COVER LETTER
- DESIGN ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT
- PROPOSED ROOM ELEVATION, LEVEL 02, ROOM 2.9 MAIN BALCONY SHEET 2 OF 2
- PROPOSED ROOM ELEVATION, LEVEL 02, ROOM 2.9 MAIN BALCONY SHEET 1 OF 2
- ROOM PLAN LEVEL 01 MAIN THEATRE (1.2) AND MAIN STAGE (1.2.1)
- ROOM PLAN LEVEL 02 MAIN BALCONY 2.9 AND TECHNICAL ZONE 2.01
- GA PLAN LEVEL B1 BASEMENT
- GA PLAN LEVEL 00 GROUND FLOOR
- GA PLAN LEVEL 01 FIRST FLOOR
- GA PLAN LEVEL 02 SECOND FLOOR
- PROPOSED INTERNAL COURTYARD ELEVATIONS - SHEET 02 OF 02
- STUDIO THEATRE TIMBER PANELLING & STAGE ELECTRIC DETAILS 01
- STUDIO THEATRE TIMBER PANELLING& STAGE ELECTRIC DETAILS 02
- MAIN THEATRE TIMBER PANELLING DETAILS 01
- MAIN THEATRE TIMBER PANELLING DETAILS 02
- PROPOSED LIGHTWELL VOID FLOORING INFILL
- PROPOSED REFLECTED CEILING PLAN LEVEL 00
- PROPOSED ELEVATION LEVEL 00 - ENTRANCE FOYER (0.32)
- PROPOSED ROOM ELEVATION, LEVEL 00, ROOM GA3 MAYORS ENTRANCE
- PROPOSED ROOM ELEVATION, LEVEL 01, ROOM 1.3 STUDIO THEATRE 1 OF 2
- PROPOSED ROOM ELEVATION, LEVEL 01, ROOM 1.3 STUDIO THEATRE 2 OF 2
- ROOM PLAN LEVEL 01 STUDIO THEATRE (1.01) & LOBBY (1.02)
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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.
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