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28 Star Hill Rochester Medway ME1 1XB

MC/26/0573Listed Buildings AlterationsApproved
Listed building consent

Approved on 18 May 2026

Council decision: Approval with Conditions3 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Listed building consent for alterations comprising repair and maintenance to facilitate change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to a 6 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Class C4). Like for like external repair and redecoration; replacement rear windows; remove existing modern basement window and replacement with new double glazed escape window; reduce modern sill height to original level.

Received
23 March 2026
Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Agent
C. B. Wright and Associates Ltd
  1. Received23 Mar
  2. Validated26 Mar
  3. Consult.19 Apr
  4. Target21 May
  5. Decided18 May

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for a change of use at 28 Star Hill Rochester Medway ME1 1XB. Medway has handled 49 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the Star Hill, Rochester conservation area, with 17 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 131 applications across Rochester West & Borstal. We hold 342 applications in total for the ME1 postcode area.

94% of heritage applications at Medway Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
ME1 1XB
Application type
Listed Buildings Alterations
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Available

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 March 2026
Consultation expiry
23 April 2026
Consultation start
27 March 2026
Consultation end
19 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
31 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
23 April 2026
Last date for comments
23 April 2026
Target decision date
21 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
C. B. Wright and Associates Ltd
Agent address
123 Marlborough Road Gillingham ME7 5HD

Planning decision

Case officer
Arron Nicholls
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
9 April 2026
Advertisement expiry
23 April 2026
Site notice start
30 March 2026
Site notice end
22 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14794293
Comments
0
Documents
11
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Star Hill, Rochester
  • Listed building: Grade II: 20, Star HillOn this site · +4 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    9 Jun

    Details pursuant to condition 3 (Materials) on planning permission MC/26/0573

    Discharge of ConditionsDischarge of conditionsMC/26/1089
  2. 2026
    23 Mar

    Listed building consent for alterations comprising repair and maintenance to facilitate change of use from…

    This applicationApprovedListed building consentMC/26/0573

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