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Bae Systems Airport Works Marconi Way Rochester Medway ME1 2XX

Granted Medway MC/22/2990 Outline Application

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Outline application with some matters reserved (Appearance and Landscaping) for the redevelopment of the land associated with BAE Systems to include the provision of a new factory building, one office building and a new deep storage building, with ancillary car parking areas, alongside associated highways, fencing and access works, provision of new substation, waste storage compound, heat pump/chiller plant, pump house, sprinkler tanks and gate houses following demolition of the existing buildings bar Faraday building and Falcon building which will remain - resubmission of MC/21/2292

As published by the council, reference MC/22/2990

Application record

Reference
MC/22/2990
Type
Outline Application
Status
Conditions
Decision
Granted As published: Approval with Conditions
Received
20 Dec 2022
Validated
20 Dec 2022
Decided
13 Mar 2023
Ward
Rochester South & Horsted Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME1 2XX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Medway register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • MC/26/0491 Decided

    BAE Systems Airport Works Marconi Way Rochester Medway ME1 2XX

    Reserved matters application for the appearance and landscaping of the deep store building, guard house and associated works including a new central car park and staff amenity area including details for conditions 5 (LEMP) and 21 (energy efficiency) pursuant to outline permission MC/22/2990 (as amended by MC/25/0412) (outline application with some matters reserved (appearance and landscaping) for the redevelopment of the land associated with BAE Systems to include the provision of a new factory building, one office building and a new deep storage building, with ancillary car parking areas, alongside associated highways, fencing and access works, provision of new substation, waste storage compound, heat pump/chiller plant, pump house, sprinkler tanks and gate houses following demolition of the existing buildings bar Faraday building which will remain - resubmission of MC/21/2292)

    Decided 9 Jun 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Dec 2022

    Received by Medway

  2. 13 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Approval with Conditions

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • MC/26/0491 Decided

    BAE Systems Airport Works Marconi Way Rochester Medway ME1 2XX

    Reserved matters application for the appearance and landscaping of the deep store building, guard house and associated works including a new central car park and staff amenity area including details for conditions 5 (LEMP) and 21 (energy efficiency) pursuant to outline permission MC/22/2990 (as amended by MC/25/0412) (outline application with some matters reserved (appearance and landscaping) for the redevelopment of the land associated with BAE Systems to include the provision of a new factory building, one office building and a new deep storage building, with ancillary car parking areas, alongside associated highways, fencing and access works, provision of new substation, waste storage compound, heat pump/chiller plant, pump house, sprinkler tanks and gate houses following demolition of the existing buildings bar Faraday building which will remain - resubmission of MC/21/2292)

    Decided 9 Jun 2026

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Cassidy & Ashton Group Ltd Agent

Active · incorporated 1990

24 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils

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Documents

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78 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Medway granted permission on 13 March 2023, 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 outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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