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The Robert Napier School Third Avenue Gillingham Medway ME7 2LX

MC/24/0843Demolition NotificationApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 21 May 2024

Council decision: Prior Approval Required - ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior Notification under Schedule 2 Part 11 Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for demolition of : Building 1: Referral block. Single storey, prefabricated building, 28m long by 8m wide approx. Building 2: Science lab classroom, linked to main science building. Single storey, 13.6m long by 4.3m wide approx. Building 3: Janitor's welfare hut. Single storey, 11.5m long by 5m wide approx.

Received
23 April 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Watling
Agent
DJM Town Planning
  1. Received23 Apr
  2. Validated23 Apr
  3. Consult.17 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided21 May

Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at The Robert Napier School Third Avenue Gillingham Medway ME7 2LX. Medway has handled 22 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 4 weeks quicker than Medway's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Watling. We hold 1,825 applications in total for the ME7 postcode area.

90% of all applications at Medway Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
ME7 2LX
Application type
Demolition Notification
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 April 2024
Consultation expiry
17 May 2024
Consultation start
29 April 2024
Consultation end
17 May 2024
Last date for comments
17 May 2024
Permission expires
21 May 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
DJM Town Planning
Agent address
16 Fairdene Southwick Brighton BN42 4QN

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12994320
Documents
7
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Watling
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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

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© 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 2026-11-03. 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.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    9 Nov

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for installation of a standalone enclosed dining…

    PendingApplicationMC/26/2151
  2. 2025
    22 Dec

    Details pursuant to conditions 5 (landscaping), 6 (biodiversity enhancement) and 9 (drainage verification…

    Discharge of ConditionsDischarge of conditionsMC/25/2519
  3. 2025
    22 Dec

    Demolition of two educational buildings and laying of tarmacadam hardstanding

    Approval with ConditionsFull ApplicationMC/25/2518
  4. 2025
    6 Nov

    Details pursuant to conditions 4 (Drainage), 8 (Cycle Parking), 10 (Climate Change and Energy Efficiency) and…

    Discharge of ConditionsDischarge of conditionsMC/25/2180
  5. 2025
    6 May

    Construction of a two storey building to house two science labs, four classrooms, IT suite, offices and…

    Approval with ConditionsFull ApplicationMC/25/0936

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