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MC/26/1873 - Certificate of Proposed Use Registered
Utility infrastructure

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) under Schedule 2 Part 15 Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) order 2015 (GPDO) for the installation of a diesel storage tank Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 15 Nov 2026, from Medway's recent lawful development certificates.

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF REDACTED Application Form · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Ramsar wetland 463 m away: Medway Estuary & Marshes; SSSI 446 m away: Tower Hill to Cockham Wood SSSI; Inside the Grain built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument 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
Certificate of Proposed Use
Postcode
ME3 0AR
Received
29 Sept 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Parish
St James Isle Of Grain
Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Uniper Technologies Limited

Decision outlook

Day 30 of the 56-day target. Medway usually decides lawful development certificates by day 36.

Day 3026 days to the 56-day target
92%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
226decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15239572
Planning Portal ref
PP-15239572
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

11 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Refused
Application for a lawful development certificate (proposed) under Schedule 2 Part 15 Clas…
MC/24/2525
2024
Consultation from the Secretary of State under Regulation 18 (3) of the Town and Country…
MC/24/0893
2024 Approved
Town and Country Planning Act (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regul…
MC/24/0557
2022 Approved
Application for a lawful development certificate (proposed) under Schedule 2 Part 15 Clas…
MC/22/2340
2020 Approved
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for construction of a synchro…
MC/20/1723
2018 Approved
Application for a lawful development certificate (proposed) for the construction of a lab…
MC/18/2081
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Land To The East Of Grain Road And The South Of Power Station Road Together With Cable Route To Northwest Isle Of Grain Rochester Medway ME3 0AR
The construction and operation of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) of up to 249 meg…
MC/25/1338
2025
National Grid LNG Site Isle Of Grain Rochester Medway ME3 0AR
Outline planning permission for the construction and operation of a CO2 Gathering Pipelin…
MC/25/1153
2025 Approved
Land At Power Station Road Isle Of Grain Rochester Medway ME3 0AR
Town and Country Planning Act (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amen…
MC/25/0382
2017 Approved
Grain Power Station Power Station Road Isle Of Grain Rochester ME3 0AR
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for construction of a Black s…
MC/17/3489
2016 Approved
Grain Power Station Power Station Road Isle Of Grain Rochester ME3 0AR
Construction of a compound with 14 (No.) gas reciprocating engine generators, step up tra…
MC/16/3389
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
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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