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MC/26/1006 - Discharge Condition Decided

Proposal

Details pursuant to condition 39 (External lighting) 40 (lighting design strategy for Biodiversity) 41 (Ecolgical Design Strategy) on planning permission (original ref no ) Hybrid planning application seeking outline permission for the erection of up to 1,400 no. dwellings including a primary school and nursery (D1 use), up to 1,200sqm of commercial floor space (A1/A2/A3/A4/B1/D1 and D2 uses) together with a pedestrian footbridge, parking, open space and landscaping. Full permission for phase 1, 2 and 3 of the development consisting of the erection of 534 no. dwellings (of the 1,400 no. total), the provision of a hotel (use Class C1), 885sqm of commercial floor space (A1/A2/A3/A4/B1/D1 and D2 uses) along with site access spine road, parking, open space and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 May 2026
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Validated
9 Jun 2026
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Consultation
27 Jul 2026
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Discharge of Conditions
16 Sept 2026

Discharge of Conditions on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Letter of Representation · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 14

Site constraints 3

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument 141 m away: Rochester city wall
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building 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
ME1 1NH
Received
26 May 2026
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Discharge of Conditions
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
DHA Planning

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14943590
Consultation
27 Jul 2026
Comments by
10 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