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MC/26/1467 - Approval of Reserved Matters Registered

Proposal

Reserved matters application for Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and scale (Sports Ground and Pavilion phase only) on planning permission (appeal decision ref: APP/) for a residential development of up to 250 dwellings and a mixed-use community hub together with associated infrastructure including public open space and community facilities comprising a replacement sports ground and pavilion, with accesses from Church Street, Cooling Road and Buttway Lane. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 07:21

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Application progress

✓

Received

3 Aug 2026

✓

Consultation

6 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 2 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 24 Nov 2026, from recent reserved matters across the UK.

The consultation period closed on 8 Sept 2026.

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF REDACTED Application Form · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 13

Part of

OutlineRefused11 Nov 2022council archive

Conditions 10, 11, 12, 15, 26, 41, 54 awaiting decision · 22, 32 decided (outcome not recorded)
- Reserved mattersReserved matters application for Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and scale (Sports Ground…This application3 Aug 2026MC/26/1467
- Show 11 more · 9 pending, 2 decided
  - ConditionsDetails pursuant to condition 11 (Highway works) on appeal decision APP/8 Sep 2026MC/26/1722
  - ConditionsDetails pursuant to condition 54 (Air Quality Emmisions) & appeal ref APP/ for Outline…8 Sep 2026MC/26/1720
  - ConditionsDetails pursuant to condition 26 (Noise assessment) & appeal ref APP/ for Outline planning…8 Sep 2026MC/26/1724
  - ConditionsDetails pursuant to condition 10 (Highway works) on appeal decision APP/7 Sep 2026MC/26/1721
  - ConditionsDetails pursuant to condition 12 (details of the highway works- town roads)7 Sep 2026MC/26/1723
  - ConditionsDetails pursuant to condition 15 (Travel Plan) and appeal allowed ref: APP/7 Sep 2026MC/26/1719
  - ConditionsDetails pursuant to condition 41 (Design and layout of pitches, courts and pavilion) on appeal…28 Aug 2026MC/26/1646
  - ConditionsDetails pursuant to condition 22 (Remediation Scheme) 23 (Approved Remediation Scheme) (Appeal…13 Aug 2026MC/26/1542
  - Reserved mattersReserved matters application for Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and scale (250 Housing Phase…5 Aug 2026MC/26/1465
  - Reserved mattersReserved matters application for Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale (Mixed-use…3 Aug 2026MC/26/1466
  - ConditionsDetails pursuant to condition 32 (Drainage) - Appeal reference APP/3 Aug 2026MC/26/1459

Site constraints 9

Cliffe conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

14 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: Church of St Helen, Grade I, 35 m away · 1 Grade I, 12 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 14 with distances

35 mChurch of St HelenGrade I
41 mLongford HouseGrade II
52 m176, Church StreetGrade II
57 mCourt SoleGrade II
59 mThe Red HouseGrade II
65 mChantry CottageGrade II
66 mSteel and Hatch Monument 1 Yard South of South Aisle of Church of St HelenGrade II
68 m185, Church StreetGrade II
82 m170-174, Church StreetGrade II
91 mCliffe War MemorialGrade II
92 mHarvey Monument 20 Yards South West of South Porch of Church of St HelenGrade II
93 mCliffe War Memorial
105 mSmith Monument 30 Yards West of Church of St HelenGrade II
137 mCharnel House at North West Corner of ChurchyardGrade II

Historic England ↗

Ramsar wetland 254 m away: Thames Estuary & Marshes

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Also on the record

SSSI 253 m away: South Thames Estuary and Marshes SSSI; Radon affected area, class 3; Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Inside the Cliffe (Medway) 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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: Approval of Reserved Matters
Received: 3 Aug 2026
Validated: 3 Aug 2026
Ward: Strood Rural
Parish: Cliffe And Cliffe Woods
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 2 Nov 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 86 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide reserved matters by day 92.

target

prediction

Day 866 days to the predicted decision (day 92)

27%decided within 8 weeks

96%approved

12%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

21comments received

20 objecting1 neutral

95% object · above the UK average of 74%

59 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15068613
Planning Portal ref: PP-15068613
Neighbours: 6 Aug 2026
Consultation: 6 Aug 2026
Comments by: 8 Sept 2026
Site or press notice: 17 Aug 2026
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