Gbe Modular Assembly Goldstar Centre Neptune Close Rochester ME2 4LT Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1564 - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Construction of extensions to building to provide additional floorspace within the existing Class B8 unit (storage and distribution) together with alterations to existing vehicle roller shutter doors and associated car and cycle parking, servicing and hardstanding works Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 13 Oct 2026, from Medway's recent commercial premises.

The consultation period closed on 10 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 6

Otterham Creek to Stoke Marshes across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Rochester built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 5, 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 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
Full Application
Postcode
ME2 4LT
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Strood Rural
Parish
Frindsbury Extra
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Renew Architecture and Design LTD

Decision outlook

Day 52 of the 56-day target. Medway usually decides commercial premises by day 56.

Day 524 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.

14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15102051
Planning Portal ref
PP-15102051
Neighbours
19 Aug 2026
Consultation
19 Aug 2026
Comments by
10 Sept 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