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Bradfields Academy Churchill Avenue Wayfield Chatham Medway ME5 0LB

MC/26/0504Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 10 July 2026

Council decision: Approval with Conditions7 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Part demolition of existing teaching buildings and construction of a two storey teaching block, retention and extension of existing temporary accommodation together with multi use games area, formalised parking and ancillary landscaping

Received
12 March 2026
Public comments
14
Ward
Wayfield & Weeds Wood
Agent
DHA Planning Ltd
  1. Received12 Mar
  2. Validated20 Mar
  3. Consult.18 Apr
  4. Target13 Jul
  5. Decided10 Jul

Decided in 112 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Bradfields Academy Churchill Avenue Wayfield Chatham Medway ME5 0LB. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 120 days, 9 weeks longer than Medway's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 24 applications across Wayfield & Weeds Wood. We hold 479 applications in total for the ME5 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
ME5 0LB
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Large

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 March 2026
Consultation expiry
23 April 2026
Consultation start
26 March 2026
Consultation end
18 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
26 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
18 April 2026
Last date for comments
23 April 2026
Target decision date
13 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
DHA Planning Ltd
Agent address
Eclipse House Eclipse Park Sittingbourne Road Maidstone ME14 3EN

Planning decision

Case officer
Mary Smith
Statutory period
70 days

Publicity

Last advertised
9 April 2026
Advertisement expiry
23 April 2026
Site notice start
26 March 2026
Site notice end
18 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14728672
Documents
96
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

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.

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    10 Aug

    Details pursuant to conditions 4 (Archeology), 6 (Contamination), 7 (Habitat management and monitoring), 8…

    PendingDischarge of conditionsMC/26/1506
  2. 2026
    12 Mar

    Part demolition of existing teaching buildings and construction of a two storey teaching block, retention and…

    This applicationApprovedFullMC/26/0504

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