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St John Fisher School 79 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP

Awaiting decision Medway MC/26/1449

Works: Demolition

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Details of Biodiversity Gain Plan pursuant to planning permission MC/25/0753 for Demolition of existing buildings and structures and construction of a new food retail store (Use Class E(a)), with access, car and cycle parking, landscaping and associated works.

As published by the council, reference MC/26/1449

Application record

Reference
MC/26/1449
Status
Registered
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Fort Pitt
Postcode
ME4 6DP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Medway register

This site has had 15 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • MC/26/1402 Awaiting decision

    St John Fisher School 79 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP

    Details pursuant to condition 12 (Lighting) on planning permission MC/25/0753 for Demolition of existing buildings and structures and construction of a new food retail store (Use Class E(a)), with access, car and cycle parking, landscaping and associated works.

    Submitted 23 Jul 2026
  • MC/26/1118 Awaiting decision

    St John Fisher School 79 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP

    Details pursuant to condition 14 (landscape management plan) on planning permission MC/25/0753 for demolition of existing buildings and structures and construction of a new food retail store (Use Class E(a)), with access, car and cycle parking, landscaping and associated works

    Submitted 12 Jun 2026
  • MC/26/1022 Awaiting decision

    St John Fisher School 79 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP

    Details pursuant to condition 13 (boundary treatment) on planning permission MC/25/0753 for demolition of existing buildings and structures and construction of a new food retail store (Use Class E(a)), with access, car and cycle parking, landscaping and associated works

    Submitted 28 May 2026
  • MC/26/1018 Granted

    St John Fisher School 79 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP

    Details pursuant to condition 11 (biodiversity enhancement) on planning permission MC/25/0753 for demolition of existing buildings and structures and construction of a new food retail store (Use Class E(a)), with access, car and cycle parking, landscaping and associated works

    Decided 25 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • MC/26/0928 Decided

    St John Fisher School 79 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP

    Details pursuant to condition 6 (Drainage Scheme) on planning permission MC/25/0753 - Demolition of existing buildings and structures and construction of a new food retail store (Use Class E(a)), with access, car and cycle parking, landscaping and associated works

    Decided 23 Jun 2026
  • MC/26/0909 Decided

    St John Fisher School 79 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission MC/25/0753 for implementation of external stair to access soft-landscaping zone at rear of store, small Deposit Return Scheme enclosure added, 2 additional fire escape doors added to the rear of the store and internal plant room and Deposit Return Scheme swapped around internally

    Decided 9 Jun 2026
  • MC/26/0831 Decided

    St John Fisher School 79 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP

    Details pursuant to condition 10 (acoustic assessment - mechanical plant) on planning permission MC/25/0753 for the demolition of existing buildings and structures and construction of a new food retail store (Use Class E(a)), with access, car and cycle parking, landscaping and associated works

    Decided 23 Jun 2026
  • MC/26/0826 Decided

    St John Fisher School 79 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP

    Details pursuant to condition 9 (materials) on planning permission MC/25/0753 for demolition of existing buildings and structures and construction of a new food retail store (Use Class E(a)), with access, car and cycle parking, landscaping and associated works

    Decided 1 Jun 2026
  • MC/26/0748 Decided

    St John Fisher School 79 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP

    Application for a Non-Material Amendment to planning permission MC/25/0753 to amend the wording of condition 30 to extend the use of the temporary construction site access from Scotteswood Avenue for an additional 5 weeks

    Decided 15 May 2026
  • MC/26/0561 Status unknown

    St John Fisher School 79 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP

    Conversion of the existing building to accommodate up to 11 residential units, (demolition of existing extensions), and the construction of an apartment block to the rear accommodating up to 12 units with associated works for access, parking and infrastructure

    Submitted 20 Mar 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jul 2026

    Received by Medway

  2. 4 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 7 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Registered

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 24 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: MC/25/0753

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

1 document on file for this application

  • REDACTED Application Form · 30 Jul 2026

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Medway for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Medway's median decision took 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 47 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP

    MC/26/1420 Submitted 27 Jul 2026 0m away

    Construction of a single storey rear extension - demolition of existing conservatory

    Decided Extension Demolition 14 docs
    Small domestic
  • St John Fisher School 79 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP

    MC/26/0242 Submitted 10 Feb 2026 0m away

    Details pursuant to condition 3 (Contamination investigation) on planning permission MC/25/0753 for demolition of existing buildings and structures and construction of a new food retail store (Use Class E(a)), with access, car and cycle parking, landscaping and associated works

    Decided Demolition 5 docs
  • St John Fisher School 79 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP

    MC/26/0826 Submitted 30 Apr 2026 0m away

    Details pursuant to condition 9 (materials) on planning permission MC/25/0753 for demolition of existing buildings and structures and construction of a new food retail store (Use Class E(a)), with access, car and cycle parking, landscaping and associated works

    Decided Demolition 4 docs
  • St John Fisher School 79 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP

    MC/26/1118 Submitted 12 Jun 2026 0m away

    69% historically approved · decision due ~7 Aug

    Details pursuant to condition 14 (landscape management plan) on planning permission MC/25/0753 for demolition of existing buildings and structures and construction of a new food retail store (Use Class E(a)), with access, car and cycle parking, landscaping and associated works

    Awaiting decision Demolition 5 docs
  • St John Fisher School 79 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP

    MC/26/0748 Submitted 20 Apr 2026 0m away

    Application for a Non-Material Amendment to planning permission MC/25/0753 to amend the wording of condition 30 to extend the use of the temporary construction site access from Scotteswood Avenue for an additional 5 weeks

    Decided 5 docs
  • 47 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6DP

    MC/25/2500 Submitted 19 Dec 2025 0m away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for change of use of the property from a single dwellinghouse (Class C3a) to a small-scale Residential Family Assessment Service (Class C3b).

    Decided
    Domestic