Morrisons Petrol Station Knight Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 2AA Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Removal of existing jet washes and the creation of charging zone, erection of EV chargers with EV screen, new jet wash bays, sub-station enclosure, LV panel, meter cabinet, plant room, locker hub, floodlights and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 23 Sept 2026, from Medway's recent commercial premises. The consultation period closed on 2 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Strood North & Frindsbury. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
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
Inside the Rochester built-up area.
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
Full Application
Postcode
ME2 2AA
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Strood North & Frindsbury
Applicant
Show
Agent
Carney Sweeney

Decision outlook

Day 47 of the 56-day target. Medway usually decides commercial premises by day 56.

Day 479 days to the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
53decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15052789
Neighbours
31 Jul 2026
Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Comments by
2 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
11 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
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