Land Rear Of 240 Main Road Hoo St Werburgh Rochester Medway ME3 9HG Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1805 - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Retrospective application for change of use of land from agriculture to the keeping of horses, retention of access track and existing hardstanding, provision of additional hardstanding area, retention and re-siting of 4 containers for use as tack room, hay store, feed store and mechanical maintenance equipment store and construction of stables and re-siting of an existing mobile home for use as welfare facilities Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
21 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 16 Nov 2026 and 24 Nov 2026, from Medway's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 3 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Hoo St Werburgh built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 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
Full Application
Postcode
ME3 9HG
Received
21 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow
Parish
Hoo St. Werburgh
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Graham Simpkin Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 37 of the 56-day target. Medway usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 3719 days to the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
23%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14874440
Planning Portal ref
PP-14874440
Neighbours
21 Sept 2026
Consultation
13 Oct 2026
Comments by
3 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Medway
Planning Authority Score
9.2/10
Excellent
#3 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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