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BAE Systems Airport Works Marconi Way Rochester Medway ME1 2XX

Decided Medway MC/26/0491

Works: Demolition

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

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)

As published by the council, reference MC/26/0491

Application record

Reference
MC/26/0491
Status
Decided
Received
11 Mar 2026
Validated
11 Mar 2026
Postcode
ME1 2XX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Mar 2026

    Received by Medway

  2. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

After the decision

The process from here

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

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