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MC/25/2388 - Screening Opinion Decided

Proposal

Town and Country Planning Act (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) request for an EIA screening opinion for outline application for residential development Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Dec 2025
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EIA not required
14 Jan 2026

EIA not required on 14 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Also on the record
Ramsar wetland 377 m away: Thames Estuary & Marshes; Radon affected area, class 3; Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; SSSI 377 m away: South Thames Estuary and Marshes SSSI; Inside the Cliffe (Medway) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Screening Opinion
Received
8 Dec 2025
Validated
8 Dec 2025
Ward
Strood Rural
Parish
Cliffe And Cliffe Woods
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Jan 2026
Decision
EIA not required
Decision date
14 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

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Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
26 Dec 2025
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