Land Adjacent To 15 Dongola Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 3AX Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1762 - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Construction of 9 dwellings with associated parking and landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Sept 2026
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Validated
29 Sept 2026
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Consultation
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 24 Nov 2026 and 3 Dec 2026, from Medway's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 23 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 3

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Rochester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
ME2 3AX
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Ward
Strood North & Frindsbury
Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Home Design

Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Medway usually decides new homes by day 56.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
58%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
12%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

21 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15219891
Planning Portal ref
PP-15219891
Neighbours
2 Oct 2026
Consultation
2 Oct 2026
Comments by
23 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
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