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Plot 1 Land Adjoining 35 Cooling Road High Halstow Rochester Medway ME3 8SA

MC/26/0053Full ApplicationPending Decision
Full

Proposal

Construction of a new dwelling house

Received
15 January 2026
Decided
13 April 2026 · Approval with Conditions
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received15 Jan
  2. Validated15 Jan
  3. Consult.6 Feb
  4. Target13 Apr
  5. Decided13 Apr

Decided in 88 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Medway89% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Plot 1 Land Adjoining 35 Cooling Road High Halstow Rochester Medway ME3 8SA. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 88 days, 4 weeks longer than Medway's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 76 applications across Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow. We hold 1,067 applications in total for the ME3 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
MC/26/0053
Address
Plot 1 Land Adjoining 35 Cooling Road High Halstow Rochester Medway ME3 8SA
Postcode
ME3 8SA
Local Authority
Medway
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Conditions
Ward
Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow
Parish
High Halstow

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Blackburn Architects Limited
Agent Address
5 Cross Way Rochester ME1 3DX

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
15 January 2026
Consultation Expiry
12 February 2026
Target Decision Date
13 April 2026
Date Decided
13 April 2026
Date Validated
15 January 2026
Date Submitted
15 January 2026
Consultation Start
16 January 2026
Consultation End
6 February 2026
Neighbour Consultation Start
20 January 2026
Neighbour Consultation End
10 February 2026
Last Date for Comments
12 February 2026
Permission Expires
13 April 2029

Planning Decision

Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
88 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
22 January 2026
Site Notice End
12 February 2026

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14623656
Comments
2
Documents
16
Constraints
3
Coordinates
51.448220, 0.557070
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Medway

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Planning constraints

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

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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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.

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