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Land At Ratcliffe Highway Hoo St Werburgh Rochester Medway ME3 8QB

MC/23/1934Pending Decision
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Outline planning application (all matters reserved except for access) for the erection of up to 240 residential dwellings, including 25% affordable housing, together with a new vehicular access point from Ratcliffe Highway, open space, landscaping and associated works

Received
30 August 2023
Target decision date
24 June 2025
Public comments
61 · last counted 5 October 2026
Ward
Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
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  1. Received30 Aug
  2. Validated4 Sep
  3. Consult.27 Sep
  4. Target24 Jun
  5. Decided

This is a planning application at Land At Ratcliffe Highway Hoo St Werburgh Rochester Medway ME3 8QB. Medway has handled 5,311 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. It was submitted on 4 September 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 77 applications across Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow. We hold 1,070 applications in total for the ME3 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
MC/23/1934
Address
Land At Ratcliffe Highway Hoo St Werburgh Rochester Medway ME3 8QB
Postcode
ME3 8QB
Local Authority
Medway
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Unknown
Ward
Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow
Parish
Hoo St. Werburgh

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
30 August 2023
Target Decision Date
24 June 2025
Date Validated
4 September 2023
Date Submitted
4 September 2023
Consultation End
27 September 2023
Decision Issued
8 April 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Appeal Against Non- Determination
Case Officer
Hannah Gunner

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
383
Coordinates
51.426315, 0.544409
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Appeal History

6002996
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: InquiryDecision: 14 July 2026Dev Type: Major dwellingsReason: not_received

Source: Medway

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Mill HouseOn or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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