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Former University College For The Creative Arts Fort Pitt Hill Chatham Medway ME1 1DZ

MC/26/1969Awaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Details pursuant to condition 7 (Acoustic Transport Noise), 8 (Acoustic Mechanical Plant) and 9 (Acoustic Commercial Noise) on planning permission MC/25/0204 - Conversion of existing building (Use Class F1(a)) to deliver 102 residential units (Use Class C3), commercial, business and service accommodation (Class E) and retained education/community use accommodation (Use Class F1) with associated works in respect of car parking, landscaping, and external alterations including new windows and doors and the installation of solar panels.

Received
13 October 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 7 November 2026
Ward
Fort Pitt
  1. Received13 Oct
  2. Validated13 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at Former University College For The Creative Arts Fort Pitt Hill Chatham Medway ME1 1DZ. Medway has handled 5,390 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 13 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the New Road Rochester conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 108 applications across Fort Pitt. We hold 340 applications in total for the ME1 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
ME1 1DZ
Parish
Not Available

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Madeline Mead

Additional information

Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: New Road, Rochester
  • Article 4 direction: Fort PittPart of the site
  • Scheduled monument: Fort Pitt
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, 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.

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