St John Fisher School 79 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/0928 - Discharge Condition Decided

Proposal

Details pursuant to condition 6 (Drainage Scheme) on planning permission - Demolition of existing buildings and structures and construction of a new food retail store (Use Class E(a)), with access, car and cycle parking, landscaping and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 May 2026
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Validated
21 May 2026
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Consultation
27 May 2026
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Discharge of Conditions
23 Jun 2026

Discharge of Conditions on 23 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Associated applications 13

Site constraints 3

Maidstone Road, Chatham 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.
2 Article 4 directions
Fort Pitt · Maidstone Road, Chatham. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Inside the Chatham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £667,000 in December 2024. Other property, freehold.

13 December 2024£667,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
29 November 2024£2,551,420Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
22 March 2024£1,650,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Discharge Condition
Postcode
ME4 6DP
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
21 May 2026
Ward
Fort Pitt
Case officer
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Decision
Discharge of Conditions
Decision date
23 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Freehold owner
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Public comments

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Last counted 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14932065
Consultation
27 May 2026
Comments by
17 Jun 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.