1 Esplanade Rochester Medway ME1 1QE

MC/26/1166Listed Buildings AlterationsWithdrawn

Listed building consent

Withdrawn on 15 July 2026

Council decision: Withdrawn by Applicant

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Listed building consent to reduce the height of the existing chimney and adjacent parapet wall at the back of Senlac House. The currently - increased height - is a result of the past alteration to the property to accommodate the roof of the infill extension which is now being demolished. None of the chimneys are in use. This amendment is dictated by the safety concerns based on up-close site inspection by the Structural Engineer The works include reduction in height, strengthening, essential repairs and general renovation works including the installation new clay chimney pots to match the style of existing. The new height will be closer to the original - as can bee seen on the historic photographs, and will match the chimney height of the neighbouring Castle Club.

Received: 19 June 2026
Council: Medway Council
Ward: Rochester West & Borstal
Agent: Baynes and Mitchell Architects

ReceivedReceived19 Jun
ValidatedValidated19 Jun
Consult.Consultation16 Jul
TargetTarget Date14 Aug
DecidedDecided15 Jul

Decided in 26 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for an extension at 1 Esplanade Rochester Medway ME1 1QE. Medway has handled 49 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 26 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in the Historic Rochester conservation area, with 19 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 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.

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 1QE
Application type: Listed Buildings Alterations
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 19 June 2026
Consultation end: 16 July 2026
Target decision date: 14 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: Baynes and Mitchell Architects
Architect profile: BAYNES AND MITCHELL ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address: 27 Poland Street Fourth Floor London W1F 8QP United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer: Sam Pilbeam
Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-15019840
Comments: 0
Documents: 8
Constraints: 8

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Historic Rochester
Listed building: Grade II: No 1 Including RailingsOn this site · +2 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.

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6 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Medway

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