Veetee House, Ground Floor Sir Thomas Longley Road Medway City Estate Rochester Medway ME2 4DU Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1728 - Prior Notification - Part 15 and 18 Registered

Proposal

Application for Prior Approval under Part 14 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the installation of a roof mounted Solar PV system totalling 1300 kWp. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 3 Nov 2026, from Medway's recent commercial premises. Comments are open until 8 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

Otterham Creek to Stoke Marshes across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
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
Inside the Rochester built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 5, 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 18 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.

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Prior Notification - Part 15 and 18
Postcode
ME2 4DU
Received
8 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Strood Rural
Parish
Frindsbury Extra
Case officer
Show
Applicant
Show
Agent
Zestec

Decision outlook

Day 27 of the 56-day target. Medway usually decides commercial premises by day 56.

Day 2729 days to the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
139decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

39 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15207382
Neighbours
15 Sept 2026
Consultation
15 Sept 2026
Comments by
8 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
17 Sept 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