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Listed building application for the general external repair and maintenance and internal remodelling and refurbishment to provide good standard student accommodation. External works : Replacement of non original artificial slates with natural slates, reinstatement of traditional lead core rolls to mansard hips, reinstatement of lead to parapet gutter, overhaul of sash windows, non abrasive cleaning or brickwork, reinstatement of all UPVC sections of rainwater pipes, redecoration of all previously painted surfacesk, reinstatement of missing heads to boundary railings, reinstatement of ledged and braced boarded doors to vaults and reinstatement of half glazed doors to lower ground floor facing front lightwell. Internal works: Removal of central non original staircase between ground and second floors, new staircase from ground to basement level, formation of new openings, infill of existing openings, reconfiguration of some non-loadbearing non original partitions, new kitchen and sanitary facilities, new mechanical, electrical and ventilation services and new surfaces finishes

Dickens House 5-7 New Road Rochester ME1 1BG

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Application summary

Status
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Application type
Listed Buildings Alterations
Received
8 May 2015
Validated
11 May 2015
Determination deadline
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Local authority
Medway Council

Application overview

Listed building application for the general external repair and maintenance and internal remodelling and refurbishment to provide good standard student accommodation. External works : Replacement of non original artificial slates with natural slates, reinstatement of traditional lead core rolls to mansard hips, reinstatement of lead to parapet gutter, overhaul of sash windows, non abrasive cleaning or brickwork, reinstatement of all UPVC sections of rainwater pipes, redecoration of all previously painted surfacesk, reinstatement of missing heads to boundary railings, reinstatement of ledged and braced boarded doors to vaults and reinstatement of half glazed doors to lower ground floor facing front lightwell. Internal works: Removal of central non original staircase between ground and second floors, new staircase from ground to basement level, formation of new openings, infill of existing openings, reconfiguration of some non-loadbearing non original partitions, new kitchen and sanitary facilities, new mechanical, electrical and ventilation services and new surfaces finishes

Proposal details

Reference
MC/15/1601
Alternative references
PP-04145487
Ward
River Ward
Agent
Alexander Harris & Associates

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Dickens House 5-7 New Road Rochester ME1 1BG

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DocumentPublishedAction
Decision NoticeDecision Notice6 Jul 2015View
Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report6 Jul 2015View
Application FormApplication Form · PDF11 Apr 2015View
DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF11 Apr 2015View
LOWER GROUND FLOOR EXTERNAL DOORSDrawings · PDF11 Apr 2015View
TYPICAL GUTTER/PARAPET DETAILDrawings · PDF11 Apr 2015View
EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF11 Apr 2015View
PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF11 Apr 2015View
SITE PLANDrawings · PDF11 Apr 2015View
PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawings · PDF11 Apr 2015View
EXISTING LOWER BASEMENT AND BASEMENT PLANSDrawings · PDF11 Apr 2015View
PROPOSED LOWER BASEMENT AND BASEMENT PLANSDrawings · PDF11 Apr 2015View
EXISTING ROOF PLANDrawings · PDF11 Apr 2015View
PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawings · PDF11 Apr 2015View
EXISTING THIRD FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF11 Apr 2015View
PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF11 Apr 2015View
EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF11 Apr 2015View
EXISTING SITE PLANDrawings · PDF11 Apr 2015View
PROPOSED GROUNF FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF11 Apr 2015View
EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF11 Apr 2015View
PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF11 Apr 2015View
EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF11 Apr 2015View
PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF11 Apr 2015View
HERITAGE STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF11 Apr 2015View

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