Darnet Yard Kingsnorth Works Kingsnorth Industrial Estate Hoo St Werburgh Rochester Medway ME3 9NZ Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1284 - Discharge Condition Decided
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Details pursuant to conditions 2 (Traffic Management Plan), 3 (EV Charging) and 4 (Flood Warning Plan) on planning permission MC/26/0137 - part retrospective application for change of use from industrial waste land to sui generis use - storage of raw materials (aggregates, sand, gravel and soil), processing of aggregates (sorting, cleaning and mixing of cement) and distribution, together with installation of a concrete silo plant, associated concrete base and control room and retention of existing office building and associated works… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jul 2026
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Consultation
9 Jul 2026
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Decided

Decided on · Last checked 28 Jul 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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
Discharge Condition
Postcode
ME3 9NZ
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow
Parish
Hoo St. Werburgh
Case officer
Show
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stone Me Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15046059
Consultation
9 Jul 2026
Comments by
30 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Unit 215 Kingsnorth Industrial Estate Main Road Rochester Medway ME3 9NZ
Town and Country Planning Act (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amen…
MC/25/1294
2021 Approved
Buildings 212-213 Kingsnorth Industrial Estate Main Road Rochester Medway ME3 9NZ
Details pursuant to condition 5 (Electrical Charging Point) on planning application MC/20…
MC/21/1626
2020 Approved
Buildings 212-213 Kingsnorth Industrial Estate Main Road Rochester Medway ME3 9NZ
Demolition of open fronted storage building and extension to main building together with…
MC/20/1951
2020 Approved
Plot 1A London Medway Commercial Park James Swallow Way Hoo St Werburgh ME3 9GX
Details pursuant to condition 19c (Verification Report) on planning application MC/13/159…
MC/20/1411
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings