National Grid Grain Lng Terminal Grain Road Isle Of Grain Rochester ME3 0AB Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1076 - Discharge Condition Decided
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Details pursuant to condition 1 (removal of buildings) on planning permission - Use of land as construction laydown and associated works for the new storage tank associated with Phase 3B Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
8 Jun 2026
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Discharge of Conditions
28 Jul 2026

Discharge of Conditions on 28 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Aug 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF REDACTED Application Form · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 2

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    Conditions 1 decided (outcome not recorded)

    • ConditionsDetails pursuant to condition 1 (removal of buildings)This applicationMC/26/1076

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Ramsar wetland 266 m away: Medway Estuary & Marshes
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 266 m away: Tower Hill to Cockham Wood SSSI; Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Inside the Wallend built-up area; Priority habitat 24 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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.

Building

Floor area38 m² (409 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (asset rating 278)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2013, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Discharge Condition
Postcode
ME3 0AB
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
All Saints
Parish
St James Isle Of Grain
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Discharge of Conditions
Decision date
28 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Carter Jonas

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 19 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14957979
Planning Portal ref
PP-14957979
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Details pursuant to condition 7 (Contamination Verification) on planning permission MC/21…
MC/23/0866
2022 Approved
Details pursuant to the partial discharge of condition 12 for construction lights only fo…
MC/22/2505
2022 Approved
Details pursuant to condition 10 (lighting) of planning permission MC/21/0545 use of land…
MC/22/2504
2022 Approved
Details pursuant to condition 6 (contamination remediation) on planning permission MC/21/…
MC/22/2054
2022 Approved
Details pursuant to condition 7 (materials) on planning permission MC/21/1825 - Use of la…
MC/22/1106
2022 Approved
Details pursuant to condition 7 (Drainage) of planning permission MC/21/0549 for the use…
MC/22/0229
2021 Approved
Details pursuant to condition 8 (Lighting) on planning application MC/21/0549 for Use of…
MC/21/2641
2021 Approved
Use of land to provide an internal access road for re-routing to the road tanker loading…
MC/21/0549
2021 Approved
Use of land as construction laydown and associated works for the new storage tank associa…
MC/21/0545
2021 Approved
Application for a lawful development certificate (existing) to confirm that the site has…
MC/21/0261
2020 Approved
Details pursuant to conditions 6 (Contamination Investigation/Report), 7 (Contamination R…
MC/20/3182
2020 Approved
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) - implementation of of planni…
MC/20/2875
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
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Details pursuant to condition 28 (Decommissioning Plan) on planning permission MC/07/1683…
MC/25/1892
2025 Approved
National Grid Grain LNG Terminal Grain Road Isle Of Grain Rochester Medway ME3 0AB
Details pursuant to condition 13 (Lighting) on planning permission MC/21/1825 for Use of…
MC/25/1175
2021 Approved
National Grid Grain LNG Terminal Grain Road Isle Of Grain Rochester Medway ME3 0AB
Details pursuant to condition 4 (Archaeology Watching Brief) on planning application MC/2…
MC/21/3482
2021 Approved
National Grid Grain LNG Facility Grain Road Isle Of Grain Rochester ME3 0AB
Town and Country Planning Act (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regul…
MC/21/1444
2020 Approved
National Grid Property Holdings Limited Site Grain Road Isle Of Grain Rochester ME3 0AB
Details pursuant to conditions 13 (newts and reptiles), 14 (water vole mitigation) and 15…
MC/20/3184
2020 Approved
National Grid Property Holdings Limited Site Grain Road Isle Of Grain Rochester Kent ME3 0AB
Details pursuant to condition 2 (Drawing Detail) on planning application MC/20/2664 for A…
MC/20/3188
2020 Approved
National Grid Property Holdings Limited Site Grain Road Isle Of Grain Rochester Kent ME3 0AB
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission MC/07/1683 to formalise t…
MC/20/2664
2020 Approved
Former Gasholder National Grid Grain Terminal Isle Of Grain Kent ME3 0AB
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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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.