Kingsnorth Power Station Power Station Access Road Hoo St Werburgh Rochester Medway ME3 9NQ Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1275 - Approval of Reserved Matters Registered

Proposal

Reserved matters application to consider matters of (appearance, layout, landscaping and scale) together with details to seek discharge of conditions 11 (Materials), 12 (Brick plinth), 13 (Hard and Soft landscaping), 14 (Tree survey), 15 (Landscape management plan), 16 (Boundary treatment), 17 (Landscape and Ecological management plan), 27 (Cycle storage), 29 (Refuse storage), 30 (Layout), 31 (Vehicle parking management plan), 38 (Ventilation and extraction) and 40 (Climate change and Energy efficiency statement) pursuant to outline permission - Construction of flexible EG (iii)/B2/B8 use class buildings, sui generis uses for energy uses and a lorry park, together with servicing, parking, landscaping, drainage, remediation, demolition and earthworks… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
3 Jul 2026
Consultation
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Comments are open until 25 Aug 2026.

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Approval of Reserved Matters
Postcode
ME3 9NQ
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow
Parish
Hoo St. Werburgh
Applicant
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Public comments

2comments received
2 neutral

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15029013
Neighbours
13 Jul 2026
Consultation
11 Aug 2026
Comments by
25 Aug 2026
Site notice
20 Jul 2026
Press notice
23 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Medway
Planning Authority Score
9.2/10
Excellent
#3 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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 performance
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