Land To The East And West Of Church Street Cliffe Rochester Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1465 - Approval of Reserved Matters Registered

Proposal

Reserved matters application for Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and scale (250 Housing Phase only) on planning permission (appeal decision ref: APP/A2280/) for a residential development of up to 250 dwellings and a mixed-use community hub together with associated infrastructure including public open space and community facilities comprising a replacement sports ground and pavilion, with accesses from Church Street, Cooling Road and Buttway Lane. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Consultation
7 Aug 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Comments are open until 28 Aug 2026.

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Approval of Reserved Matters
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Strood Rural
Parish
Cliffe And Cliffe Woods
Applicant
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Public comments

12comments received
12 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 76%

217 neighbours consulted · Last counted 20 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15068598
Neighbours
7 Aug 2026
Consultation
7 Aug 2026
Comments by
28 Aug 2026
Site notice
17 Aug 2026
Press notice
20 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Medway
Planning Authority Score
9.2/10
Excellent
#3 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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