Rochester Cathedral The Precinct Rochester Medway ME1 1SX
Approved on 16 July 2026
Council decision: Approval with Conditions4 conditions
Proposal
Construction of external porch to the Cathedral's south door
- Received
- 18 May 2026
- Council
- Medway Council
- Ward
- Rochester West & Borstal
- ReceivedReceived18 May
- ValidatedValidated28 May
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided16 Jul
Decided in 49 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a porch at Rochester Cathedral The Precinct Rochester Medway ME1 1SX. Medway has handled 5,390 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Medway's typical decision time. The site is in the Historic Rochester conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 131 applications across Rochester West & Borstal. We hold 340 applications in total for the ME1 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- ME1 1SX
- Parish
- Not Available
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Jonathon Simon
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Historic Rochester
- Listed building: Grade II: King'S School With Walls Attached Maclean House With Walls AttachedOn or next to this site
- 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
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.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202627 Feb
T3A -Cherry - fell to ground level as the tree is dead. Dismantle to a flat stump at near ground level Tree A…
ApprovedCA - Prune and/or Fell TreesCAN/26/0396 - 20246 Sep
T80 - London plane - Carry put very light pruning works to achieve 0.5m clearance of BT cables which pass…
ApprovedCA - Prune and/or Fell TreesCAN/24/1831
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