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The Robert Napier School Third Avenue Gillingham Medway ME7 2LX

MC/25/2518Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 20 February 2026

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of two educational buildings and laying of tarmacadam hardstanding

Received
22 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Watling
Agent
DJM Town Planning Ltd
  1. Received22 Dec
  2. Validated14 Jan
  3. Consult.6 Feb
  4. Target11 Mar
  5. Decided20 Feb

Decided in 37 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at The Robert Napier School Third Avenue Gillingham Medway ME7 2LX. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 60 days, 4 days longer 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.

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
ME7 2LX
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 January 2026
Consultation expiry
11 February 2026
Consultation start
16 January 2026
Consultation end
6 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
16 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
6 February 2026
Last date for comments
11 February 2026
Target decision date
11 March 2026
Permission expires
20 February 2029

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
21 January 2026
Site notice end
11 February 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14572427
Documents
17

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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© 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    22 Dec

    Demolition of two educational buildings and laying of tarmacadam hardstanding

    This applicationApproval with ConditionsFullMC/25/2518
  2. 2025
    22 Dec

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

    Discharge of ConditionsDischarge of conditionsFiled alongsideMC/25/2519

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