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Highbury Rochester Road Rochester Medway ME5 9SB

Status unknown Medway MC/26/1641 Full Application

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Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to children's home (Class C2)

As published by the council, reference MC/26/1641

Application record

Reference
MC/26/1641
Type
Full Application
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Fort Horsted
Postcode
ME5 9SB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Received by Medway

  2. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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