Planning application
The Vicarage 76 Borstal Street Borstal Rochester Medway ME1 3HL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from C3 (dwelling) to C2 (children's care home)
As published by the council, reference MC/26/1785
Application record
- Reference
- MC/26/1785
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 16 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 28 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Rochester West & Borstal
- Postcode
- ME1 3HL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Sep 2026
Received by Medway
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28 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 November 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Graham Simpkin Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Longfield
Active · incorporated 2018 · Longfield
74 applications on PlanIndex · across 11 councils · 76% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- SITE LOCATION AND EXISTING AND PROPOSED BLOCK PLANS
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED GROUND SECOND FLOOR PLANS
- ELEVATIONS EXISTING AND PROPOSED
- ELEVATIONS EXISTING AND PROPOSED
- MANAGEMENT PLAN
- HISTORICAL APPEAL DECISION (DIFFERANT SITE)
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT (260729)
- PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Medway for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Medway's median decision took 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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