Land To The South Of Stoke Road Adjacent Yew Tree Lodge Hoo St Werburgh Rochester Medway ME3 9BH Data via plota.co.uk

MC/25/1972 - Discharge Condition Decided

Proposal

Details pursuant to condition 26 (CSWMP) on planning application for Outline planning application with all matters reserved (other than means of access) for up to 100 dwellings and associated works and infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Oct 2025
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Consultation
6 Oct 2025
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Discharge of Conditions
7 Oct 2025

Discharge of Conditions on 7 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Associated applications 7

Site constraints 5

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 1. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Type 24 Second World War pillbox east of Hoo St Werburgh, Grade II, 50 m away · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Also on the record
Public bridleway 30 m away; Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Priority habitat 29 m away: Traditional orchard.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 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
Discharge Condition
Postcode
ME3 9BJ
Received
2 Oct 2025
Validated
2 Oct 2025
Ward
Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow
Parish
Hoo St. Werburgh
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Nov 2025
Decision
Discharge of Conditions
Decision date
7 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
DHA Planning

Public comments

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Last counted 17 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14377637
Planning Portal ref
PP-14377637
Consultation
6 Oct 2025
Comments by
27 Oct 2025
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 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