Whitewall Creek Water Treatment Works Upnor Road Upnor Rochester Medway ME2 4UX Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1231 - Prior Notification Telecommunications Awaiting decision

Proposal

Prior approval under Part 16 Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for removal of existing TEF 17.5m high lattice tower on concrete base and installation of a TEF 20.0m high SWANN C5S5 tower on (4600x4600x1000) new concrete base, one C/W DELTA headframe, reserved antennas, supporting cabinets and associated ancillary works… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
26 Jun 2026
Consultation
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. The consultation period closed on 19 Aug 2026.

Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Prior Notification Telecommunications
Postcode
ME2 4UX
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Ward
Strood Rural
Parish
Frindsbury Extra
Case officer
Show
Agent
WHP

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 19 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14654270
Consultation
29 Jul 2026
Comments by
19 Aug 2026
Site notice
21 Jul 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 performance
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