BP Oil UK Kent Terminal, Store Grain Road Isle Of Grain Rochester Medway ME3 0HA Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1752 - Full Application Registered
Commercial & major worksCommercial premises

Proposal

Construction of a storage building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Sept 2026
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Validated
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 26 Nov 2026, from Medway's recent commercial premises.

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF REDACTED Application Form · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Ramsar wetland 271 m away: Medway Estuary & Marshes
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Grain Crossing Signal Box, Grade II, 48 m away
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 271 m away: Tower Hill to Cockham Wood SSSI; Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Inside the Wallend built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
Full Application
Postcode
ME3 0HA
Received
10 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
All Saints
Parish
St James Isle Of Grain
Target decision
26 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Graham and Sibbald

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Medway usually decides commercial premises by day 56.

Day 848 days to the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
140decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15215926
Planning Portal ref
PP-15215926
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

15 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
B P Oil Uk Kent Terminal, Store Grain Road Isle Of Grain Rochester Medway ME3 0HA
Details pursuant to condition 4 (GCN and Reptile survey) on planning permission MC/23/272…
MC/24/1883
2023 Approved
B P Oil Uk Kent Terminal Store Grain Road Isle Of Grain Rochester Medway ME3 0HA
Details pursuant to condition 3 (Biodiversity) on planning permission MC/23/1368 for Inst…
MC/23/2724
2021 Approved
Grain Level Crossing Signal Box Grain Road (A228) Isle Of Grain Medway ME3 0AH
Details pursuant to condition 3 (photographic record) on planning permission MC/20/2428 f…
MC/21/1141
2020 Approved
Grain Level Crossing Signal Box Grain Road (A228) Isle Of Grain Medway ME3 0AH
Internal alterations to Grain signal box
MC/20/2428
2020 Approved
BP Oil UK Ltd Isle Of Grain Terminal Isle Of Grain Rochester Medway ME3 0HA
Application for removal or variation of condition 2 of MC/10/3154 (application for hazard…
MC/20/0126
2019 Approved
Aviation Fuel Terminal Grain Road Isle Of Grain Rochester Kent ME3 0HA
Installation of a new filtration platform
MC/19/2353
2017 Approved
BP Oil UK Limited Aviation Fuel Terminal Grain Road Rochester ME3 0HA
Details pursuant to condition 4 on planning permission MC/17/3330 for the Construction of…
MC/17/4386
2017 Approved
BP Oil UK Limited Aviation Fuel Terminal Grain Road Rochester ME3 0HA
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission MC/17/3207 for the replacem…
MC/17/4387
2017 Approved
BP Oil UK Limited Aviation Fuel Terminal Grain Road Rochester ME3 0HA
Reinstatement of two fuel tanks (demolition of four existing tanks)
MC/17/3207
2017 Approved
BP Oil UK Limited Aviation Fuel Terminal Grain Road Rochester ME3 0HA
Construction of additional single storey extensions to sides of existing office building
MC/17/3330
2017 Approved
BP Oil UK Limited Aviation Fuel Terminal Grain Road Isle Of Grain ME3 0HA
Application for prior notification under Schedule 2 Part 11 of the Town and Country Plann…
MC/17/3110
2017 Approved
BP Oil UK Limited Aviation Fuel Terminal Grain Road Isle Of Grain Kent ME3 0HA
Details puruant to condition 9 on planning permission MC/16/3889 for construction of a ra…
MC/17/1927
2017 Approved
Grain Road Isle Of Grain Rochester ME3 0HA
Non-material amendment to planning application MC/16/3889 for deletion of staff block as…
MC/17/1655
2017 Approved
BP Oil UK Limited Avaition Fuel Terminal Grain Road Isle Of Grain Kent ME3 0HA
Details pursuant to condition 9 on planning permission MC/16/3889 for construction of a r…
MC/17/0957
2017 Approved
BP Oil UK Ltd Aviation Fuel Terminal Grain Road Isle Of Grain Kent ME3 0HA
Details pursuant to condition 8 of planning permission MC/16/3889 Construction of a rail…
MC/17/0810
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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings