11 Starboard Crescent Chatham Medway ME4 4GA Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1374 - Householder Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Retrospective application for the construction of a singles storey rear extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Validated
21 Jul 2026
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Consultation
30 Jul 2026
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Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF CASE OFFICER REPORT Case Officer Report · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF HOUSEHOLDER APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS Decision Notice · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF REDACTED Application Form · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
Otterham Creek to Stoke Marshes across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Inside the Gillingham (Medway) built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument 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
Application type
Householder
Postcode
ME4 4GA
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
St Mary's Island
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Graham Simpkin Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Approved, as 90% of extensions here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
417decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15017868
Neighbours
29 Jul 2026
Consultation
30 Jul 2026
Comments by
20 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2018 Approved
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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