Fort Pitt Grammar School Fort Pitt Hill Chatham Medway ME4 6TJ

Pending MC/26/0999
Schools, care & communityExtensions & alterations
Council
Medway 9/10
Date received
26 May 2026
Date validated
26 May 2026
Postcode
ME4 6TJ

Description

Construction of a first floor extension over existing sports hall to front together with installation of an external fire escape staircase and alterations to the external paving

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Historical activity at this location

22 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 With conditions
Details pursuant to conditions 3 (recording survey) and 4 (further materials and finer de…
MC/23/2813
2023 With conditions
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission MC/21/2320 for changes to…
MC/23/2105
2023 With conditions
Details pursuant to condition 5 (Tree report) on planning permission MC/21/2320 for A pro…
MC/23/0200
2023 With conditions
Listed building consent for installation of ventilation louvres and associated services w…
MC/23/1227
2023 With conditions
Installation of ventilation louvres and associated services with minor new internal parti…
MC/23/1226
2023 With conditions
Listed Building Consent for the removal of an existing iron escape staircase and replacem…
MC/23/1444
2023 Approved
T1 - Atlas blue cedar - Fell and replace. T2 - Sycamore - Crown lift canopy to 5m above g…
CAN/23/1457
2022 With conditions
Details pursuant to condition 3 (recording survey ) and 4 (further materials and finer de…
MC/22/2690
2021 With conditions
Listed building consent for a proposed layout/wall change to west building to accommodate…
MC/21/2321
2021 With conditions
A proposed layout/wall change to west building to accommodate improved classroom provisio…
MC/21/2320
2021 Approved
Fell all trees and groups of trees numbered T1, T10, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T…
CAN/21/2589
2021
Listed building consent for remedial work to existing roofs and minor brickwork repairs.
MC/21/2035
2021
Proposed remedial work to existing roofs and minor brickwork repairs.
MC/21/2034
2021 Approved
T1 Ash. Except works (dead/imminently dangerous) fell tree T2 Sycamore. Except works (dea…
CAN/21/0736
2019 Approved
Various tree pruning and felling works as set out in the amended specification and suppor…
CAN/19/3231
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Former University College For The Creative Arts Fort Pitt Hill Chatham Medway ME1 1DZ
Conversion of existing building (Use Class F1(a)) to deliver 102 residential units (Use C…
MC/25/0204
2018 With conditions
Fort Pitt Grammar School Fort Pitt Hill Chatham ME4 6TJ
Details pursuant on condition 6 and 12 on planning permission MC/16/1465 for the demoliti…
MC/18/0331
2017 With conditions
Fort Pitt Grammar School Fort Pitt Hill Chatham ME4 6TJ
Details pursuant to conditions 10,16 and 20 of planning permission MC/16/1465 - Demolitio…
MC/17/0369
2017 With conditions
Fort Pitt Grammar School Fort Pitt Hill Chatham ME4 6TJ
Details pursuant to conditions 3,4,5,9,11,17 and 18 of planning permission MC/16/1465 - D…
MC/17/0136
2017 Approved
Fort Pitt Grammar School Fort Pitt Hill Chatham ME4 6TJ
(Group 1) - 2 x Cherry trees and 1 x Sycamore - Trim away hanging small branches to provi…
CAN/17/0226
2016 Approved
University For The Creative Arts Fort Pitt Hill Chatham ME1 1DZ
Application for Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the installation of an exte…
MC/16/4979
2016 With conditions
Fort Pitt Grammar School Fort Pitt Hill Chatham ME4 6TJ
Demolition of 3 single storey temporary buildings and redundant bridge link together with…
MC/16/1465
Medway
Planning Authority Score
9/10
Excellent
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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%).

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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
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