Planning application
Bae Systems Airport Works Marconi Way Rochester Medway ME1 2XX
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
- 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.
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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)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Dec 2022
Received by Medway
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13 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Approval with Conditions
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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)
- Application: MC/21/2292 (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Cassidy & Ashton Group Ltd Agent
Active · incorporated 1990
27 applications on PlanIndex · across 13 councils · 93% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
78 documents on file for this application
- CASE OFFICER REPORT
- OUTLINE APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS
- FACTUAL GROUND INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 1
- FACTUAL GROUND INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 2
- HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- CONTAMINATED LAND DESK STUDY
- FACTUAL REPORT ON GROUND INVESTIGATION
- APPENDIX - WINDOWLESS SAMPLER LOGS
- CONTAMINATED LAND RISK ASSESSMENT
- REMEDIATION OPTIONS APPRAISAL
- UTILITIES STATEMENT
- PRE-ASSESSMENT ESTIMATOR REPORT
- PRE-ASSESSMENT ESTIMATOR REPORT REV 1
- PRE-ASSESSMENT ESTIMATOR REPORT REV 0
- CLIMATE CHANGE STATEMENT
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- SECOND FLOOR CONVERSION
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT
- WORKPLACE TRAVEL PLAN
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- SITE CONTEXT - ARIEL PHOTOGRAPHY
- TOPOGRAPHY
- LANDSCAPE PLANNING POLICY
- PUBLISHED LANDSCAPE CHARACTER
- GIS ZONE OF THEORETICAL VISIBILITY
- VIEWPOINT LOCATION PLAN
- LVIA - PHOTO SHEETS
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- PRELIMINARY ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL MITIGATION
- NOISE AND VIBRATION ASSESSMENT
- AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- REDACTED
- ECOLOGICAL FEATURES
- LANDSCAPE/TOWNSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY SUMMARY
- LVIA APPENDIX 2 - EXTRACTS FROM RELEVANT LANDSCAPE CHARACTER ASSESSMENTS
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- LANDSCAPE STRATEGY PLAN
- KENT DOWNS AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY SPECIAL QUALITIES
- ORCHID TRANSLOCATION PLAN
- APPENDIX 7 - ENVIROCHECK REPORT
- DESK STUDY
- HISTORICAL MAPPING LEGENDS
- FLOOD MAP
- ORDNANCE SURVEY PLAN
- MIXED MAPS
- OFFICE BUILDING 2 - PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- OFFICE BUILDING 2 PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- DEEP STORAGE BUILDING - PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- GATEHOUSE 1 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- GATEHOUSE 2 GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING SITE DETAILS
- BUILDING HEIGHT RESTRICTION PLAN
- BUILDING HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS SITE SECTIONS
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN ACCESS
- EXISTING BUILDING - CORSAIR
- EXISTING BUILDING - FALCON
- EXISTING BUILDING - FARADAY
- EXISTING BUILDING - FUEL FLOW LAB
- EXISTING BUILDING - HUT 12
- EXISTING BUILDING - MAIN FACTORY
- EXISTING BUILDING - PHASE III
- EXISTING BUILDING - RECEPTION/CONFERENCE & RESTAURANT
- EXISTING BUILDINGS - SITE WASTE COMPOUND
- EXISTING BUILDING - TOWERS (SHEET 1 OF 2)
- EXISTING BUILDING - TOWERS (SHEET 2 OF 2)
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- FACTORY PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- FACTORY PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE LEVELS
- BUILDING SCALES AND HEIGHTS
- TECHNICAL NOTE REGARDING AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENTT
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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.
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