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Land South Of Ham Lane (formerly Gibraltar Farm) Hempstead Gillingham Medway

Granted Medway MC/20/0347 Approval of Reserved Matters

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for approval of reserved matters being appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission MC/18/0556 (Outline application with some matters reserved (appearance, landscaping, layout, scale) for construction of up to 450 market and affordable dwellings with associated access, estate roads and residential open space (renewal of planning permission MC/14/2395) together with application to discharge conditions 27 (drainage) and 29 (air quality)

As published by the council, reference MC/20/0347

Application record

Reference
MC/20/0347
Type
Approval of Reserved Matters
Status
Conditions
Decision
Granted As published: Approval with Conditions
Received
10 Feb 2020
Validated
21 Feb 2020
Decided
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Lordswood And Capstone Ward
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
ME7 3JJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Medway register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • MC/26/1997 Awaiting decision

    Land South Of Ham Lane (formerly Gibraltar Farm) Hempstead Gillingham Medway

    Details pursuant to condition 2 (CSWMP - No Dev) on planning permission MC/20/0347 for approval of reserved matters being appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission MC/18/0556 (Outline application with some matters reserved (appearance, landscaping, layout, scale) for construction of up to 450 market and affordable dwellings with associated access, estate roads and residential open space (renewal of planning permission MC/14/2395) together with application to discharge conditions 27 (drainage) and 29 (air quality)

    Submitted 15 Oct 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Feb 2020

    Received by Medway

  2. 21 Feb 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Approval with Conditions

  4. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

3 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • MC/26/2066 Decided

    Gibraltar Farm Land South Of Ham Lane Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3JJ

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission MC/20/0347 for the removal of footpath in the open space to avoid amenity concerns

    Decided 4 Nov 2026
  • MC/26/1997 Awaiting decision

    Land South Of Ham Lane (formerly Gibraltar Farm) Hempstead Gillingham Medway

    Details pursuant to condition 2 (CSWMP - No Dev) on planning permission MC/20/0347 for approval of reserved matters being appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission MC/18/0556 (Outline application with some matters reserved (appearance, landscaping, layout, scale) for construction of up to 450 market and affordable dwellings with associated access, estate roads and residential open space (renewal of planning permission MC/14/2395) together with application to discharge conditions 27 (drainage) and 29 (air quality)

    Submitted 15 Oct 2026
  • MC/26/1966 Awaiting decision

    Land South Of Ham Lane Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3JJ

    Details pursuant to condition 11 ( Materials - Slab Level) on planning permission MC/20/0347 -Application for approval of reserved matters being appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission MC/18/0556 (Outline application with some matters reserved (appearance, landscaping, layout, scale) for construction of up to 450 market and affordable dwellings with associated access, estate roads and residential open space (renewal of planning permission MC/14/2395) together with application to discharge conditions 27 (drainage) and 29 (air quality)

    Submitted 13 Oct 2026

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Hume Planning Consultancy Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Sandwich

Active · incorporated 2004 · Sandwich

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

62 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Medway granted permission on 3 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About reserved matters applications

A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 2 Gibraltar Cottages Ham Lane Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3JJ

    MC/23/0320 Submitted 9 Feb 2023 200 yards away

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    MC/26/1009 Submitted 26 May 2026 250 yards away

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  • Gibraltar Farm Ham Lane Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3JJ

    MC/26/1921 Submitted 6 Oct 2026 300 yards away

    70% historically approved · decision due ~1 Dec

    Details pursuant to condition 15 (CEMP: Biodiversity) and condition 20 (Construction Method Statement) on planning permission MC/18/0556 for Outline application with some matters reserved (appearance, landscaping, layout, scale) for construction of up to 450 market and affordable dwellings with associated access, estate roads and residential open space

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  • Gibraltar Farm Ham Lane Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3JJ

    MC/26/1133 Submitted 15 Jun 2026 300 yards away

    Application for non-material amendment to planning permission MC/18/0556 to change Condition 6 and 8 to update the wording of the conditions to the updated Illustrative Masterplans and Illustrative Landscape Masterplan.

    Decided 6 docs

  • Land South Of Ham Lane Hempstead Gillingham ME7 3JJ

    MC/26/1566 Submitted 17 Aug 2026 300 yards away

    Details pursuant to condition 12 (Boundary Treatment) on outline application MC/18/0556 (as amended by MC/25/2020 NMA) - outline application with some matters reserved (appearance, landscaping, layout, scale) for construction of up to 450 market and affordable dwellings with associated access, estate roads and residential open space (Renewal of Planning Permission MC/14/2395)

    Decided 6 docs

  • Gibraltar Farm Land South Of Ham Lane Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3JJ

    MC/26/2066 Submitted 27 Oct 2026 300 yards away

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission MC/20/0347 for the removal of footpath in the open space to avoid amenity concerns

    Decided

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    Received 24 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Reserved matters
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    Received 3 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Reserved matters
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    Land West Of Station Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7QZ

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    Received 14 Oct, published by the council 21 Sep 2026 Reserved matters