Land Adjacent To Mcdonald's, Chatham Dockside Outlet Dock Head Road, Chatham ME4 3ED Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1740 - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Construction of outdoor seating area; provision of permanent structures including rectangular tables, glazed screens, supporting posts and branded parasols. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
16 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 11 Nov 2026, from Medway's recent commercial premises.

The consultation period closed on 15 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 6

Grade II* listed: Boilershop
List entry 1267821 · The pin is inside its outline · 1 more listed building within 150 m (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 ↗
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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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; Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Inside the Gillingham (Medway) 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, 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
ME4 3ED
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Ward
Chatham Central & Brompton
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
Planware Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 42 of the 56-day target. Medway usually decides commercial premises by day 56.

Day 4214 days to the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
141decided 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.

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15215197
Planning Portal ref
PP-15215197
Neighbours
21 Sept 2026
Consultation
21 Sept 2026
Comments by
15 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
1 Oct 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