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1 Newton Close Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8TR

MC/26/1534Pending Decision
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Variation of condition numbers: 2, 3, 7 on MC/25/1144 for condition 2 -Approved plans, removal of 2 bed units. Updates to layouts for fire safety. PV added to accord with energy strategy. Improved design aesthetics. Condition 3 - Aboriculture reporting, removal of screw pile solution, condition 7 - Updated energy strategy replacement of approved plans & details.

Received
12 August 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 15 October 2026
Ward
Lordswood & Walderslade
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received12 Aug
  2. Validated12 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

This is a planning application at 1 Newton Close Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8TR. Medway has handled 5,244 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. It was submitted on 12 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 83 applications across Lordswood & Walderslade. We hold 459 applications in total for the ME5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
MC/26/1534
Address
1 Newton Close Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8TR
Postcode
ME5 8TR
Local Authority
Medway
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Registered
Ward
Lordswood & Walderslade
Parish
Not Available

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
12 August 2026
Date Validated
12 August 2026
Date Submitted
12 August 2026

Planning Decision

Case Officer
Tom Stubbs

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
28
Coordinates
51.335010, 0.545781
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Medway

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation OrderPart of the site · +1 more
  • Brownfield land register: Newton Close Resource Centre Sultan Road LordswoodRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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 and heritage coasts.

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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 2026-10-09. 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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