St John Fisher School 79 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP

MC/26/0561Full ApplicationAwaiting decision

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Proposal

Conversion of the existing building to accommodate up to 11 residential units, (demolition of existing extensions), and the construction of an apartment block to the rear accommodating up to 12 units with associated works for access, parking and infrastructure

Received: 20 March 2026
Decision due: 19 June 2026
Public comments: 8 · last counted 22 October 2026
Council: Medway Council
Ward: Fort Pitt
Agent: DHA Planning

ReceivedReceived20 Mar
ValidatedValidated20 Mar
Consult.Consultation23 Apr
TargetTarget Date19 Jun
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at St John Fisher School 79 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 20 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Maidstone Road Chatham conservation area. There have been 14 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 108 applications across Fort Pitt. We hold 450 applications in total for the ME4 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: ME4 6DP
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 11

Planning application dates

Date validated: 20 March 2026
Consultation expiry: 24 April 2026
Consultation start: 31 March 2026
Consultation end: 23 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 31 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 23 April 2026
Last date for comments: 24 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: DHA Planning
Agent address: Eclipse House Eclipse Park Sittingbourne Road Maidstone ME14 3EN

Planning decision

Case officer: Tom Stubbs
Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 2 April 2026
Advertisement expiry: 16 April 2026
Site notice start: 1 April 2026
Site notice end: 24 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14791699
Documents: 129

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Maidstone Road, ChathamPart of the site
Article 4 direction: Fort Pitt+2 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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