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Ironmonger Yard Rochester Medway ME1 1NG

MC/24/1613Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 3 July 2025

Council decision: Approved Subject to S106Planning committee49 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Residential-led mixed use development comprising of residential units (Class C3) and commercial/community floorspace (Classes E and F) together with vehicular access off High Street and Bardell Terrace, vehicle (including on site and on street spaces), cycle parking provision, private amenity space, landscaping, engineering works, public realm, and associated works

Received
2 August 2024
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
30
Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
  1. Received2 Aug
  2. Validated12 Aug
  3. Consult.13 Nov
  4. Target11 Nov
  5. Decided3 Jul

Decided in 325 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Ironmonger Yard Rochester Medway ME1 1NG. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 335 days, 40 weeks longer than Medway's typical decision time. The site is in the Star Hill to Sun Pier conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 131 applications across Rochester West & Borstal. We hold 342 applications in total for the ME1 postcode area.

89% of full 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
ME1 1NG
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Large

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 August 2024
Consultation expiry
13 November 2024
Consultation start
30 October 2024
Consultation end
13 November 2024
Neighbour consultation start
8 October 2024
Neighbour consultation end
22 October 2024
Last date for comments
13 November 2024
Target decision date
11 November 2024
Committee meeting
20 November 2024
Permission expires
3 July 2028

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Savills
Agent address
74 High Street Sevenoaks TN13 1JR

Planning decision

Case officer
Tom Stubbs
Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
29 August 2024
Advertisement expiry
12 September 2024
Site notice start
15 August 2024
Site notice end
6 September 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13268084
Documents
110
Constraints
27

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Star Hill to Sun Pier
  • Article 4 direction: Star Hill to Sun Pier
  • Brownfield land register: Bardell Terrace RochesterRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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 and heritage coasts.

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.

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