The Food Warehouse Strood Retail Park Commercial Road Strood Rochester ME2 2AB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for Prior Approval under Part 14 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the installation of A 141.785 kWp solar system on the roof Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Sept 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 7
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
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2015, 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
- Prior Notification - Part 15 and 18
- Postcode
- ME2 2AB
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Strood North & Frindsbury
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Decision date
- 22 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 94% of commercial premises here are.
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.
4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15045411
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15045411
- Neighbours
- 4 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 4 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 7 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 17 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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