Wallend Substation Medway Power Station Grain Road Isle Of Grain Rochester Kent Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1493 - Circular 14/90 Overhead Electricity Line Registered

Proposal

S37 Exemption notification submission for the installation of new overhead downleads from two new Towers 4TK6B and 4TK6C to four new substation gantry structures within the new Wallend Substation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from recent other across the UK.

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Inside the Wallend built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
Circular 14/90 Overhead Electricity Line
Postcode
ME3 0AG
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 51, past Medway's usual 48 days for other. 92% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 18 Nov 2026.

Day 515 days to the 56-day target
76%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
1,642decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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