Police Section House East Road Historic Dockyard Chatham Medway ME4 4AF Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1012 - Discharge Condition Decided
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Details pursuant to condition 12 (Substation Details) on planning permission - Variation of condition number 2 (Drawings) on planning permission for a non-material amendment to facilitate the relocation and reduction in size of the digital studio including minor external changes to comply with scheduled monument consent Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 May 2026
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Consultation
27 May 2026
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Discharge of Conditions
22 Jun 2026

Discharge of Conditions on 22 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF REDACTED Application Form · 26 May 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 6

Site constraints 8

Scheduled monument: Chatham Dockyard, the Expense Account Department, Wages Division
Scheduled monument consent is needed for any work to it, separate from planning permission.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Grade II listed: Police Section House
List entry 1378642 · The pin is inside its outline · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 1 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
Otterham Creek to Stoke Marshes across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Chatham Historic Dockyard conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Article 4 direction
Chatham Central & Brompton. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Priority habitat 8 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Gillingham (Medway) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 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
Discharge Condition
Postcode
ME4 4AF
Received
26 May 2026
Validated
26 May 2026
Ward
Chatham Central & Brompton
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Discharge of Conditions
Decision date
22 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14954661
Planning Portal ref
PP-14954661
Consultation
27 May 2026
Comments by
17 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

19 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Details pursuant to condition 11 (Materials) on planning permission MC/25/0604 - Variatio…
MC/25/2363
2025 Approved
Listed Building consent for the demolition of the existing brick piers and associated wor…
MC/25/1390
2025 Approved
Demolition of the existing brick piers and associated works
MC/25/1389
2025 Approved
Variation of condition number 2 (Drawings) on planning permission MC/23/1834 for a non-ma…
MC/25/0604
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Former Police Section House East Road Historic Dockyard Chatham Medway ME4 4AF
Details pursuant to condition 10 (Construction details) on planning permission MC/23/1834…
MC/25/1862
2025 Approved
Former Police Section House East Road Historic Dockyard Chatham Medway ME4 4AF
Details pursuant to condition 3 (Condition Survey) on planning permission MC/23/1833 - Li…
MC/25/1859
2025 Approved
Former Police Section House East Road Historic Dockyard Chatham Medway ME4 4AF
Details pursuant to condition 4 (Method statement) on planning permission MC/23/1833 List…
MC/25/1602
2025 Approved
St Georges Centre Pembroke Chatham Maritime Gillingham Medway ME4 4UH
URN 11750 and URN 11830 Chestnut, Horse - crown lift to 5m from ground tertiary and if ne…
CAN/25/0704
2024 Approved
Former Police Section House East Road Historic Dockyard Chatham Medway ME4 4AF
Details pursuant to conditions 3 (CEMP), 7 (Arboricultural Method Statement) and 8 (Const…
MC/24/2283
2024 Approved
Former Police Section House East Road Historic Dockyard Chatham Medway ME4 4AF
Details pursuant to conditions 4 (Programme of Archeological Work), 5 (Foundation Details…
MC/24/1399
2023 Approved
Ground Floor The Observatory Brunel Way Chatham Maritime Chatham Medway ME4 4NT
Part retrospective application for the installation of 2 automatic car park barriers inco…
MC/23/0921
2021 Approved
The Observatory Brunel Way Chatham Maritime Chatham Medway ME4 4NT
Advertisement consent for the installation of 1 internally illuminated fascia sign
MC/21/2348
2020 Approved
Land Adjacent To Basin 1 Maritime Way Chatham Maritime Chatham Medway ME4 4UH
Details pursuant to conditions 3 (materials sample) on planning permission MC/19/2385 for…
MC/20/0431
2019 Refused
Junction With Western Avenue And Maritime Way Chatham Maritime Chatham Medway ME4 4NT
Installation of a 20m monopole, 12 no. antenna apertures, equipment cabinets, the removal…
MC/19/2879
2018 Approved
Land Adjacent To Basin 1 Maritime Way Chatham Maritime Chatham Kent ME4 4UH
Variation of condition 5 of planning permission MC/18/1520 to use the building on a 24 ho…
MC/18/2576
2018 Approved
Machine Shop 8 Chatham Docks Chatham Medway
Details pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission MC/18/0137 - Construction of a mez…
MC/18/2085
2017 Approved
St Georges Centre Pembroke Chatham Maritime Gillingham ME4 4UH
T1 - Norway Maple - To be removed.
CAN/17/4173
2017 Withdrawn
Pow Memorial St Georges Centre Pembroke Chatham ME4 4UH
9015 - Plane - Remove the two lowest branches over the Security fence back to main trunk…
CAN/17/3495
2016 Withdrawn
Pembroke Campus Outside Main Gate Chatham Kent ME4 4BF
Advertisement consent for installation of a non-illuminated post mounted sign
MC/16/3125
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%).

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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