The Food Warehouse Strood Retail Park Commercial Road Strood Rochester ME2 2AB

1. 20 Jul 2026

   Received by Medway

2. 29 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 4 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 7 Aug 2026

   Status changed to Registered

5. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 23 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Medway took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Medway for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Medway is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

• Formerly Hobby Craft Strood Retail Park Commercial Road Strood Rochester ME2 2AB

  MC/25/2547 Submitted 30 Dec 2025 0m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~2 Mar

  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.

  Decided

• Formerly Hobby Craft Strood Retail Park Commercial Road Strood Rochester ME2 2AB

  MC/25/2548 Submitted 30 Dec 2025 0m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~24 Feb

  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.

  Decided

• Unit D Strood Retail Park Commercial Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 2AB

  MC/25/2546 Submitted 30 Dec 2025 0m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~24 Feb

  Installation of two full height shopfronts together with replacement of existing bi-parting entrance doors and side screens

  Decided

• Formerly Hobby Craft Strood Retail Park Commercial Road Strood Rochester ME2 2AB

  MC/26/0709 Submitted 14 Apr 2026 0m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~9 Jun

  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.

  Decided

• Formerly Hobby Craft Strood Retail Park Commercial Road Strood Rochester ME2 2AB

  MC/26/0044 Submitted 13 Jan 2026 0m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~10 Mar

  Advertisement consent for installation of an internally-illuminated fascia sign to front and a non-illuminated loading bay sign to rear

  Decided

• Civic Centre Esplanade Strood Rochester Medway ME2 4AU

  MC/25/1948 Submitted 30 Sep 2025 92m away

  Details pursuant to condition 7 (Piling) on planning planning permission MC/23/2463 - Creation of site access and entrance into the site together with associated works

  Decided Conditions 4 docs