1 Esplanade And Senlac House And Gundulph Square Rochester Medway ME1 1QE

Registered MC/26/0482
Admin / procedural
Council
Medway 9/10
Date received
10 Mar 2026
Date validated
10 Mar 2026
Postcode
ME1 1QE

Description

Details pursuant to condition 3 (materials) on planning application MC/23/2611 - Change of use in No 1 Esplanade and Senlac House from mixed use (residential and commercial) Class C (3) and E to commercial use class E (g)(i) Refurbishment of No 1 Esplanade and Senlac House, together with the reconfiguration and rebuilding of a cluster of intermittent buildings in order to create a new offices and various internal refurbishment to both sites. Various refurbishment to Gundulph Square.

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Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 With conditions
Change of use in No 1 Esplanade and Senlac House from mixed use (residential and commerci…
MC/23/2611
2023 With conditions
Listed Building application to facilitate a change of use in No 1 Esplanade and Senlac Ho…
MC/23/2836
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
The Guildhall Museum High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1PY
Installation of fence to provide a boundary to the rear of the property.
MC/25/2178
2023 Withdrawn
The Guildhall Museum High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1PY
Listed building application for the installation of two air source heat pumps and associa…
MC/23/1620
2023 Withdrawn
The Guildhall Museum High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1PY
Installation of two air source heat pumps and associated supporting systems features to p…
MC/23/1619
2023 With conditions
20 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1PT
Listed building consent for the installation of new timber shopfront, install AC system w…
MC/23/2341
2023 With conditions
20 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1PT
Installation of a new timber shopfront and AC system
MC/23/2340
2023 With conditions
The Crown 2 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1PT
Listed building consent for alterations to the step inside the main entrance door, bar ti…
MC/23/2134
2023 With conditions
The Crown 2 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1PT
New flue extract from second floor WC in connection with installation of a new boiler
MC/23/2133
2023 With conditions
Bridge Chambers 5 Esplanade Rochester Medway ME1 1QE
Listed building application for the ground floor installation of a stained glass window.
MC/23/2027
2023 Approved
Land Opposite 3 And 4 Castle Hill Rochester Medway
URN 84 - Horse Chestnut tree - Crown lift to a height of 5m over highway and reduce limbs…
CAN/23/1688
2023 With conditions
The Crown 2 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1PT
Advertisement consent for the installation of 1 externally illuminated projecting/hanging…
MC/23/1280
2023 With conditions
The Crown 2 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1PT
Listed Building Consent for stripping of paint to existing window cill / frames and doors…
MC/23/1281
2023 With conditions
20 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1PT
Listed building application for the change of use of the ground floor and basement levels…
MC/23/0595
2023 With conditions
20 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1PT
Change of use of the ground floor and basement levels from Class E(a) to A4 Drinking Esta…
MC/23/0540
2021 Approved
Outside Wall At Rochester Castle Castle Hill Rochester Medway ME1 1SW
T1 - Cherry - Fell and treat so it does not get bigger or cause damage to the Castle Ramp…
CAN/21/3439
2022
The Crown 2 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1PT
External refurbishments to include; adding awnings & lighting to facades, alterations to…
MC/22/2525
2022
The Crown 2 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1PT
Listed building consent application for external refurbishments to include; adding awning…
MC/22/2526
2022 With conditions
1 Gundulph House Gundulph Square Rochester Medway ME1 1QD
Renewal of the temporary change of use from C3 use (residential dwellings) to Class E off…
MC/22/2051
2021 With conditions
20 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1PT
Retrospective listed building consent application to remove the previous tenant's fixture…
MC/21/3589
2021 With conditions
The Castle Club 3 Esplanade Rochester Medway ME1 1QE
Listed building consent for demolition of load bearing walls to create larger bar area.
MC/21/2840
2021 Refused
20 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1PT
Listed building consent for the demolition of a ground floor internal wall
MC/21/2233
2017 With conditions
Rochester Old Bridge Rochester Kent ME1 1QE.
Improvement of the current lighting levels to meet public highway safety standards and al…
MC/17/2985
2017 Withdrawn
Castle Chambers 6 Castle Hill Rochester ME1 1QQ
Conifer (Species unknown) - Crown lifting - 2 x lower branches cut back to trunk. See Ske…
CAN/17/2666
2016 With conditions
15 High Street Rochester ME1 1PY
Retrospective advertisement consent for 3x illuminated fascias and 1x non illuminated fas…
MC/16/2954
2016
First Floor 8 High Street Rochester ME1 1PT
Prior Notification of a proposed change of use of first floor from office (Use Class B1)…
MC/16/2619
2016 Refused
First Floor 8 High Street Rochester ME1 1PT
Prior Notification of a proposed change of use of first floor from office (Use Class B1)…
MC/16/0922
Medway
Planning Authority Score
9/10
Excellent
#5 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Medway is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #11 out of 292. Only 20% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

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for householder decisions
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Medway decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #85 of 292
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #55 of 292
92%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #11 of 292
20%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #20 of 292
82%
Minor dwellings approved
103 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
32 decided (10+ homes)
73%
Change of use approved
64 decided
1,025
Total decisions
86 refused in 2025
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings