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Esplanade Formal Gardens Esplanade Rochester Medway ME1 1QN

MC/26/0710Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 30 July 2026

Council decision: Approval with Conditions11 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Construction of play structure, associated hard and soft landscaping, and other associated and ancillary works -Demolition of existing play equipment

Received
14 April 2026
Public comments
2
Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Agent
HTA Design LLP
  1. Received14 Apr
  2. Validated16 Apr
  3. Consult.19 May
  4. Target11 Jun
  5. Decided30 Jul

Decided in 105 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Esplanade Formal Gardens Esplanade Rochester Medway ME1 1QN. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 107 days, 7 weeks longer than Medway's typical decision time. The site is in the Historic Rochester conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 131 applications across Rochester West & Borstal. We hold 340 applications in total for the ME1 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
ME1 1QN
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Available

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 April 2026
Consultation expiry
21 May 2026
Consultation start
27 April 2026
Consultation end
19 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start
28 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
20 May 2026
Last date for comments
21 May 2026
Target decision date
11 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
HTA Design LLP
Agent address
HTA Design LLP 75 Wallis Road London E9 5LN

Planning decision

Case officer
Mary Smith
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
7 May 2026
Advertisement expiry
21 May 2026
Site notice start
27 April 2026
Site notice end
19 May 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14848314
Documents
36
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, 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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