1 Woodrush Place St Marys Island Chatham Medway ME4 3BB Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1035 - Householder Refused

Proposal

Construction of a Front Porch to the main dwelling, a new Garden Wall and Gate in between the Garage and main dwelling to replace the existing Fence and Gate and a proposed timber construction Pergola to the rear garden. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
1 Jun 2026
Consultation
4 Jun 2026
Refused
28 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; SSSI 442 m away: Tower Hill to Cockham Wood SSSI; Inside the Gillingham (Medway) built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · 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
ME4 3BB
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Ward
St Mary's Island
Case officer
Show
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ripley Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 88 days from validation, 35 days slower than Medway's median of 53 for extensions. Refused, as 10% of extensions here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
417decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14973216
Neighbours
12 Aug 2026
Consultation
4 Jun 2026
Comments by
25 Jun 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