Planning application
The Food Warehouse Strood Retail Park Commercial Road Strood Rochester ME2 2AB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for Prior Approval under Part 14 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the installation of A 141.785 kWp solar system on the roof
As published by the council, reference MC/26/1381
Application record
- Reference
- MC/26/1381
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 22 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Strood North & Frindsbury
- Postcode
- ME2 2AB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jul 2026
Received by Medway
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29 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Aug 2026
Status changed to Registered
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22 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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22 Sep 2026
Status changed to Unknown
Previously Registered.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- SITE PLAN
- REDACTED
- PROPOSED PV PANEL DEVELOPEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Medway granted permission on 22 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Medway's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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