Land Rear Of Garage Site Cordelia Crescent Borstal Rochester Medway ME1 3JN Data via plota.co.uk

MC/25/1363 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Construction of a terrace of four dwellings with associated parking and landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jul 2025
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Validated
4 Jul 2025
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Consultation
9 Jul 2025
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Approved
26 Nov 2025

Approved on 26 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Nov 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Medway Planning Committee on 19 Nov 2025.

Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • The application sought permission for a terrace of four dwellings with associated parking and landscaping.
  • The application was approved subject to 15 conditions set out in the report.
Read how the committee decided The proposal and the committee's approval. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Medway's committee minutes of 19 Nov 2025.

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Public footpath 30 m away; Local nature reserve 351 m away: Baty's Marsh; Radon affected area, class 3; National landscape 273 m away: Kent Downs; Inside the Rochester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 9 November 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
ME1 3JN
Received
3 Jul 2025
Validated
4 Jul 2025
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Nov 2025
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
26 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Arcvelop Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 145 days from validation, 89 days slower than Medway's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 82% of full applications here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
10%go to committee

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

Public comments

15comments received
15 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14140166
Planning Portal ref
PP-14140166
Neighbours
10 Jul 2025
Consultation
9 Jul 2025
Comments by
31 Jul 2025
Committee
19 Nov 2025
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