Planning application
Formerly Hobby Craft Strood Retail Park Commercial Road Strood Rochester ME2 2AB
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Construction of plant cage/compound and bin store, installation of AC plant to resultant plant cage, and forming of 4 no. openings in external wall for associated pipework/vent grilles.
As published by the council, reference MC/25/2547
Application record
- Reference
- MC/25/2547
- Status
- Decided
- Received
- 30 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 20 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Strood North & Frindsbury
- Postcode
- ME2 2AB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Medway register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025.
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MC/26/0709 Decided
Formerly Hobby Craft Strood Retail Park Commercial Road Strood Rochester ME2 2AB
Details pursuant to condition 3 (Acoustic assessment) on planning permission MC/25/2547 For construction of plant cage/compound and bin store, installation of AC plant to resultant plant cage, and forming of 4 no. openings in external wall for associated pipework/vent grilles.
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MC/26/0044 Decided
Formerly Hobby Craft Strood Retail Park Commercial Road Strood Rochester ME2 2AB
Advertisement consent for installation of an internally-illuminated fascia sign to front and a non-illuminated loading bay sign to rear
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MC/25/2548 Decided
Formerly Hobby Craft Strood Retail Park Commercial Road Strood Rochester ME2 2AB
Construction of new lean-to canopy and raised platform, partial blocking-up of 1 no. existing door opening, replacement of existing double doors with new roller shutter and forming of 3 no. new openings to the rear.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Dec 2025
Received by Medway
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5 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Mar 2026
Decision issued
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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MC/26/0709 Decided
Formerly Hobby Craft Strood Retail Park Commercial Road Strood Rochester ME2 2AB
Details pursuant to condition 3 (Acoustic assessment) on planning permission MC/25/2547 For construction of plant cage/compound and bin store, installation of AC plant to resultant plant cage, and forming of 4 no. openings in external wall for associated pipework/vent grilles.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- CASE OFFICER REPORT
- FULL APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS
- EXTERNAL PLANT ASSESSMENT
- DESIGN DRAWING
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR AND ELEVATION PLANS
- EXISTING SITE AND BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE AND BLOCK PLAN
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM
- FLOORING MATERIAL
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
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