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154 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1ER

Status unknown Medway MC/26/1656 Full Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of use of the upper floors from a residential (Class C3) use to a flexible ancillary (Class E) commercial use associated with the ground-floor shop, for storage, office, staff welfare and operational support, customer-facing ancillary (Class E) purposes such as retail display, small-scale seating, tastings, events or a customer/subscriber 'clubroom'.

As published by the council, reference MC/26/1656

Application record

Reference
MC/26/1656
Type
Full Application
Received
1 Sep 2026
Validated
1 Sep 2026
Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Postcode
ME1 1ER

Site history

Applications at this address on the Medway register

This site has had 6 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • MC/26/1111 Decided

    154 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1ER

    Listed building consent for installation of two non-illuminated fascia signs, non-illuminated hanging sign and window vinyl's; Existing external downlighters are to be retained and repaired only.

    Decided 7 Aug 2026
  • MC/26/1112 Decided

    154 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1ER

    Advertisement consent for installation of two non-illuminated fascia signs, non-illuminated hanging sign and window vinyl's

    Decided 7 Aug 2026
  • MC/26/1109 Decided

    154 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1ER

    Listed building consent for the removal of modern, non-original draft lobby/entrance vestibule at ground-floor level, together with associated repair of adjacent floor, ceiling and wall surfaces. The works are internal only. No external alterations are proposed.

    Decided 7 Aug 2026
  • MC/23/0095 Granted

    154 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1ER

    Listed building consent for installation of new steel columns to front elevation at ground floor and basement level including underneath ground floor, reinforcement of left hand side timber girths and replacement of left hand corner timber posts, flank wall studs and bracing

    Decided 14 Apr 2023 Heritage and listed buildings
  • MC/23/0094 Granted

    154 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1ER

    Installation of new steel columns to front elevation at ground floor and basement level including underneath ground floor, reinforcement of left hand side timber girths and replacement of left hand corner timber posts, flank wall studs and bracing

    Decided 14 Apr 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Sep 2026

    Received by Medway

  2. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 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

30 documents on file for this application

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  • 148 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1ER

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  • 154 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1ER

    MC/26/1111 Submitted 12 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Listed building consent for installation of two non-illuminated fascia signs, non-illuminated hanging sign and window vinyl's; Existing external downlighters are to be retained and repaired only.

    Decided Windows or glazing 12 docs

  • 154 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1ER

    MC/26/1112 Submitted 12 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Advertisement consent for installation of two non-illuminated fascia signs, non-illuminated hanging sign and window vinyl's

    Decided Windows or glazing 8 docs

  • 154 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1ER

    MC/26/1109 Submitted 12 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Listed building consent for the removal of modern, non-original draft lobby/entrance vestibule at ground-floor level, together with associated repair of adjacent floor, ceiling and wall surfaces. The works are internal only. No external alterations are proposed.

    Decided 12 docs

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