6A Bush Road Cuxton Medway Kent ME2 1LJ Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1290 - Full Application Refused
Commercial & major worksCommercial premises

Proposal

Construction of proposed storage warehouse Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
8 Jul 2026
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Refused
28 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

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

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Case Officer Report Case Officer Report · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FULL REFUSAL Decision Notice · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF REDACTED Application Form · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
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
Scheduled monument 175 m away: Palaeolithic site; 1 listed building within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 4; National landscape 275 m away: Kent Downs; National nature reserve 455 m away: North Kent Woods and Downs; Inside the Cuxton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt

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.

Building

Floor area69 m² (743 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (60 out of 100)
PropertyMid-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2011, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
ME2 1LJ
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Cuxton, Halling & Riverside
Parish
Cuxton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Westleigh Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 6% of commercial premises here are.

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

6comments received
6 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15021987
Planning Portal ref
PP-15021987
Neighbours
8 Jul 2026
Consultation
8 Jul 2026
Comments by
13 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
23 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

14 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.