14 Brompton Farm Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 3QY Data via plota.co.uk

MC/25/1694 - Approval of Reserved Matters Approved

Proposal

Application for approval of reserved matters being appearance and landscaping on planning application for Outline application with some matters reserved (appearance and landscaping) for the demolition of the existing dwelling and for the construction of 5 x 4-bedroomed dwellings and 1 x 3-bedroom dwelling with associated parking, amenity and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2025
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Consultation
28 Aug 2025
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Validated
19 Dec 2025
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Approved
19 Dec 2025

Approved on 19 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 6

Article 4 direction
Strood North & Frindsbury. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
National infrastructure project 1142 m away: Lower Thames Crossing; Radon affected area, class 3; Green belt 14 m away: London; Inside the Rochester built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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
Approval of Reserved Matters
Postcode
ME2 3QY
Received
20 Aug 2025
Validated
19 Dec 2025
Ward
Strood North & Frindsbury
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Feb 2026
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
19 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Gill Sterling

How this decision compares

Decided in 0 days from validation, 80 days faster than Medway's median of 80 for reserved matters. Approved, as 96% of reserved matters here are.

34%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
11%go to committee

Plota live figures for reserved matters decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent reserved matters in Medway to go on. Medway decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
+PP-14264015
Neighbours
29 Aug 2025
Consultation
28 Aug 2025
Comments by
24 Sept 2025
Site or press notice
3 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No
Medway
Planning Authority Score
9.2/10
Excellent
#3 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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

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