16 - 18 London Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 3HT
Approved on 8 May 2026
Council decision: Approval with Conditions1 condition
Proposal
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission MC/25/2244 for the addition of a 1398x780mm timber AOV rooflight to the rear roof slope and minor internal changes.
- Received
- 31 March 2026
- Council
- Medway Council
- Ward
- Strood North & Frindsbury
- ReceivedReceived31 Mar
- ValidatedValidated31 Mar
- Consult.Consultation7 May
- TargetTarget Date28 Apr
- DecidedDecided8 May
Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at 16 - 18 London Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 3HT. Medway has handled 235 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 3 weeks quicker than Medway's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 98 applications across Strood North & Frindsbury. We hold 916 applications in total for the ME2 postcode area.
94% of amendment 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
- ME2 3HT
- Application type
- App for Non-Material Amendments
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Not Available
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 31 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 7 May 2026
- Last date for comments
- 7 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 28 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- Gatcombe House Copnor Road Portsmouth PO3 5EJ
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Jonathon Simon
- Statutory period
- 28 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 23 April 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 7 May 2026
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Article 4 direction: Strood North & Frindsbury
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© 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.
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Associated applications
- 202631 Mar
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission MC/25/2244
This applicationApprovedNon-material amendmentMC/26/0623 - 202516 Nov
Change of use of existing commercial building to create four flats, with renovation works including window…
ApprovedFull ApplicationPart ofMC/25/2244 - 202516 Nov
Listed building consent for the renovation works including window, facade and internal alterations.
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideMC/25/2245
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: Medway
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