Maidstone Road Sports Ground Bournville Avenue Chatham Medway ME4 6LR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Construction of a floodlit football foundation playzone with linked path Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 Jan 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Medway Planning Committee on 14 Jan 2026.
Approved
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- The application sought permission for a floodlit football foundation play zone with a linked path.
- A concern about CCTV and anti-social behaviour was raised, and officers said they would raise it with the relevant council department.
- The application was approved subject to seven conditions for the reasons set out in the report.
Source: Plota analysis of Medway's committee minutes of 14 Jan 2026.
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Associated applications 2
- Construction of a floodlit football foundation playzone with linked path
Conditions 3 decided (outcome not recorded)
Site constraints 3
Checked on 2 November 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 73 days from validation, 17 days slower than Medway's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 82% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
32 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14116347
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14116347
- Neighbours
- 21 Nov 2025
- Consultation
- 20 Nov 2025
- Comments by
- 12 Dec 2025
- Site or press notice
- 19 Nov 2025
- Committee
- 14 Jan 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
14 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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