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12 James Street Rochester Medway ME1 2BY

MC/26/1588Permitted
Lawful development certificate

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the conversion of the dwelling house (C3) to a 6 bed 6 person HMO (C4). Including construction of a ground floor rear and side extension, 'L' shaped loft dormer, roof windows to the front elevation and internal alterations.

Received
3 September 2026
Decided
7 October 2026 · Approval
Public comments
11 · last counted 17 October 2026
Ward
Rochester East & Warren Wood
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received3 Sep
  2. Validated3 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided7 Oct

Decided in 34 days

This is a planning application for a dormer extension at 12 James Street Rochester Medway ME1 2BY. Medway has handled 5,244 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 34 days, 3 weeks quicker than Medway's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across Rochester East & Warren Wood. We hold 317 applications in total for the ME1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
MC/26/1588
Address
12 James Street Rochester Medway ME1 2BY
Postcode
ME1 2BY
Local Authority
Medway
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Awaiting decision
Ward
Rochester East & Warren Wood
Parish
Not Available

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
19 August 2026
Date Decided
7 October 2026
Date Validated
3 September 2026
Date Submitted
3 September 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Approval
Case Officer
Emily Clark

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
7
Coordinates
51.382935, 0.505899
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Medway

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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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 2026-10-09. 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.

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