Land At The Former Sturdee Club And Land At Stoke Road Hoo St Werburgh ME3 9BJ Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/2100 - App for Non-Material Amendments Approved

Proposal

Application for a Non-material amendment to planning permission for changes to Plot 54 from a 2-bedroom dwelling to a 3-bedroom dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Nov 2026
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Approved
9 Nov 2026

Approved on 9 Nov 2026 · Schedule 1 · Last checked 10 Nov 2026

Associated applications 13

Site constraints 4

Public footpath 10 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 1. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m; Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 4 November 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
App for Non-Material Amendments
Postcode
ME3 9BJ
Received
2 Nov 2026
Validated
2 Nov 2026
Ward
Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow
Parish
Hoo St. Werburgh
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Nov 2026
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
9 Nov 2026
Decision level
Schedule 1
Applicant
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Public comments

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Last counted 10 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15341344
Planning Portal ref
PP-15341344
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