22 Cooling Road High Halstow Rochester Medway ME3 8SA Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Conversion of existing dwelling to form two dwellings together with construction of a single storey front and rear extension, first floor side extension, alterations to roof including installation of roof lights to side to provide additional living accommodation within roof space, conversion of garage into habitable room, installation of solar panels front and side and hardstanding area to front with associated external alterations and hard and soft landscaping… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
10 Jul 2026
Consultation
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 3 Sept 2026; it is now day 66. The consultation period closed on 3 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 5

SSSI: Dalham Farm SSSI
Natural England must be consulted on work that may affect it.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Sssi
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National nature reserve 470 m away: High Halstow; Inside the High Halstow built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 1, 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 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Postcode
ME3 8SA
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Target decision
30 Sept 2026

Decision outlook

Day 66, past the statutory target. 94% of demolitions in Medway are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 9 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 11 Sept 2026.

Day 6610 days past the 56-day target
87%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
91decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15038894
Neighbours
19 Aug 2026
Consultation
19 Aug 2026
Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
27 Jul 2026
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