38 Green Lane Isle Of Grain Rochester Medway ME3 0DQ Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/0230 - Householder Approved

Proposal

Construction of a single storey side extension, (demolition of the garage) and additional off road parking to the front of the property. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
11 Feb 2026
Consultation
17 Feb 2026
Approved
7 Apr 2026

Approved on 7 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Inside the Grain built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Householder
Postcode
ME3 0DQ
Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
11 Feb 2026
Ward
All Saints
Parish
St James Isle Of Grain
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
7 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
KCR Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 94% of demolitions here are.

88%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
91decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14688870
Neighbours
17 Feb 2026
Comments by
10 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Medway
Planning Authority Score
9.2/10
Excellent
#3 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Medway is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #8 out of 296. Only 19% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Medway decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #99 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #53 of 296
94%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #8 of 296
19%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #16 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
106 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
67 decided
999
Total decisions
88 refused in the year to March 2026