Planning application
BAE Systems 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
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission MC/21/2291 - to amend condition 9 (disposal of surface water) to allow demolition before a scheme showing details of the disposal of surface water within that phase, based on sustainable drainage principles and including details of the design, implementation, maintenance and management of the surface water drainage scheme, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority
As published by the council, reference MC/24/2253
Application record
- Reference
- MC/24/2253
- Type
- App for Non-Material Amendments
- Status
- Conditions
- Decision
- Approval with Conditions
- Received
- 4 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 4 Nov 2024
- Decided
- 22 Nov 2024
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME1 2XX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Nov 2024
Received by Medway
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22 Nov 2024
Decision issued: Approval with Conditions
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4 Aug 2026
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4 documents on file for this application
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Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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