Planning application
Esplanade Formal Gardens Esplanade Rochester Medway ME1 1QN
Works: Demolition
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Construction of play structure, associated hard and soft landscaping, and other associated and ancillary works - demolition of existing play equipment
As published by the council, reference MC/26/0710
Application record
- Reference
- MC/26/0710
- Status
- Decided
- Received
- 14 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 16 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 30 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Rochester West & Borstal
- Postcode
- ME1 1QN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Medway register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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CAN/24/2151 Granted
Esplanade Formal Gardens Esplanade Rochester Medway ME1 1QN
Tree Group N 464 - Conifer Hedge - Reduce height of all to previous reduction height 3-4m from ground level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Apr 2026
Received by Medway
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16 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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30 Jul 2026
Decision issued
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7 Aug 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Conditions.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
HTA Design LLP Agent, a design practice registered in London
Active · incorporated 2013 · London
92 applications on PlanIndex · across 22 councils · 96% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
60 documents on file for this application
- CASE OFFICER REPORT
- FULL APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS
- TREE PLANTING PLAN
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN 2
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN 2
- EDGES AND BOUNDARIES PLAN
- PLANTING PLAN 1 OF 2
- PLANTING PLAN 2 OF 2
- TREE PLANTING PLAN
- PROPOSED SECTIONS 1 OF 2
- PROPOSED SECTIONS 2 OF 2
- HARD LANDSCAPING DETAILS
- SOFT LANDSCAPING DETAILS
- EXISTING SECTIONS
- STATUTORY BNG METRIC
- BNG CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT
- BASELINE HABITAT PLAN
- BASELINE HABITAT PLAN
- PROPOSED HABITAT PLAN
- BIODIVERSITY GAIN STATEMENT
- ARBORICULTURAL REPORT
- ARBORICULTURAL REPORT
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- PROPOSED SECTIONS
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN
- EXISTING SECTIONS
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN 2
- ESPLANADE PLAYSPACE-COVERING LETTER-
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN 2
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- EXISTING SECTIONS
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN.
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN 2
- PROPOSED SECTIONS
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- ESPLANADE GARDENS ARCHAELOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- CONDITION ASSESSMENTS
- HABITAT BASELINE
- PROPOSED HABITAT PLAN
- KB ECOLOGY PEA
- KENT-BIODIVERSITY-GAIN-STATEMENT
- BNG METRIX CALCULATIONS
- REDACTED
- PLAY SPACE COVERING LETTER-260410
- ESPLANADE GARDENS HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- ARCHAELOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT_COMPRESSED
- KB ECOLOGY PEA ESPLANADE GARDENS ROCHESTER MARCH 2026
- BIODIVERSITY-GAIN-STATEMENT ESPLANADE GARDENS
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