Planning application
National Grid Property Holdings Limited Site Grain Road Isle Of Grain Rochester ME3 0AB
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Details pursuant to condition 28 (Decommissioning Plan) on planning permission MC/07/1683 - A full planning application related to the Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) storage, vaporisation and distribution facility, being alterations to development approved within the Northern Zone of planning approval MC/06/1428 comprising the relocation of the approved positions and new related equipment being; two LNG storage tanks, each having a capacity of 190,000 cubic metres; six additional submerged combustion vaporisers; and related infrastructure including (I) pipe racks connecting the new tanks to the existing site racks; (II) unloading line from the closest point to the tanks; (III) external tank pumps; (IV) boil off gas compressors; (V) an impounding basin; (VI) flow meters to monitor volume of natural gas; (VII) power connections for generated power; (VIII) provision of internal site access roads; (IX) 2.5m palisade security fence topped with barbed wire surrounding the new facilities and contiguous with the existing boundary fence; (X) a vent stack; (XI) a compressor shelter; (XII) a holding pond; and (XIII) an SCV circulation water tank
As published by the council, reference MC/25/1892
Application record
- Reference
- MC/25/1892
- Status
- Decided
- Received
- 23 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 23 Sep 2025
- Postcode
- ME3 0AB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Sep 2025
Received by Medway
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
After the decision
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