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Darnet Yard Kingsnorth Works Kingsnorth Industrial Estate Hoo St Werburgh Rochester Medway ME3 9NZ

MC/26/0137Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 2 April 2026

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Part retrospective application for change of use from industrial waste land to sui generis use - storage of raw materials (aggregates, sand, gravel and soil), processing of aggregates (sorting, cleaning and mixing of cement) and distribution, together with installation of a concrete silo plant, associated concrete base and control room and retention of existing office building and associated works

Received
28 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
6
Ward
Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow
Agent
Stone Me Ltd
  1. Received28 Jan
  2. Validated6 Feb
  3. Consult.4 Mar
  4. Target3 Apr
  5. Decided2 Apr

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Darnet Yard Kingsnorth Works Kingsnorth Industrial Estate Hoo St Werburgh Rochester Medway ME3 9NZ. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days longer than Medway's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 82 applications across Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow. We hold 1,082 applications in total for the ME3 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
ME3 9NZ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hoo St. Werburgh

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 February 2026
Consultation expiry
12 March 2026
Consultation start
18 February 2026
Consultation end
4 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
19 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
12 March 2026
Last date for comments
12 March 2026
Target decision date
3 April 2026
Permission expires
2 April 2029

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Stone Me Ltd
Architect profile
STONE ME LIMITED
Agent address
5 Fountain Lane Hockley SS5 4ST

Planning decision

Case officer
Mary Smith
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
12 February 2026
Site notice end
5 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14654618
Documents
29
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
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.

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 2026-11-03. 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.

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    6 Jul

    Details pursuant to conditions 2 (Traffic Management Plan), 3 (EV Charging) and 4 (Flood Warning Plan) on…

    Discharge of ConditionsDischarge of conditionsMC/26/1284
  2. 2026
    28 Jan

    Part retrospective application for change of use from industrial waste land to sui generis use - storage of…

    This applicationApprovedFullMC/26/0137

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