Kitchener Barracks Dock Road Chatham Medway ME4 4UG

Pending MC/26/0863
Council
Date received
7 May 2026
Date validated
7 May 2026
Postcode
ME4 4UG

Description

Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission MC/21/0412 to block D elevations - roof plant to West elevation added, facade setting out and junction detailing, roman effect brick finished panels with projections in creme and brown detailed, North and South elevations added, lower ground brickwork noted. Block D ground floor terrace - terrace surface finishes advised as aluminium decking in lieu of porcelain tiles, terrace perimeter planters maintained and terrace perimeter balustrading maintained with specification and finish. Zone H elevations - brick panel specification, colour finish, setting out and bonding, rainwater goods, hoppers and downpipes, EVC positions and front entrance door canopies. Hard and soft landscaping - hard landscaping materials consistent with prior development phases, soft landscaping planting consistent with prior development phases, boundary wall and internal development wall detailing added and retaining wall levels added

Medway
Planning Authority Score
9/10
Excellent
#5 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Medway is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #11 out of 292. Only 20% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Medway decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #85 of 292
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #55 of 292
92%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #11 of 292
20%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #20 of 292
82%
Minor dwellings approved
103 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
32 decided (10+ homes)
73%
Change of use approved
64 decided
1,025
Total decisions
86 refused in 2025