69 - 71 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1LX

Registered MC/26/0102
Council
Date received
22 Jan 2026
Date validated
23 Jan 2026
Postcode
ME1 1LX

Description

Details pursuant to conditions 3 (materials), 4 (noise), 6 (climate change) and 10 (tree planting) on planning permission MC/24/1333 for Conversion of the first and second floors to residential use, forming the addition of 4 residential flats, change of use of the ground floor to dental surgery, demolition of part of the single storey rear extension and construction of a two storey rear extension to provide dental surgeries with two flats on the first floor, provision of cycle and bin storage and associated works. Felling of a Lime tree located in the rear garden which is subject to a TPO

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%).

Among the fastest councils in England
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