Planning application
Burham Water Supply Works, Old Church Road, Burham, Rochester, ME1 3XZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of Sodium Bi-sulphate chemical dosing building, Motive water building and 3 x dosing/sampling kiosks in connection with the Water Supply Works upgrade
As published by the council, reference 25/01561/FL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01561/FL
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 22 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 6 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Aylesford North And North Downs
- Parish
- Burham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME1 3XZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01798/FL Granted
Burham Water Supply Works, Old Church Road, Burham, Rochester, ME1 3XZ
Retrospective Application: Installation of free standing security cabin
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25/01798/PA Granted
Burham Water Supply Works, Old Church Road, Burham, Rochester, ME1 3XZ
Retrospective Application: Installation of free standing security cabin
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25/01561/PA Awaiting decision
Burham Water Supply Works, Old Church Road, Burham, Rochester, ME1 3XZ
Erection of Sodium Bi-sulphate chemical dosing building, Motive water building and 3 x dosing/sampling kiosks in connection with the Water Supply Works upgrade
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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21 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
28 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- KCC Ecological Advice Service
- Burham Parish Council
- Environmental Health Protection comments
- Environment Agency comments
- Site notice
- Biodiversity metric calculation
- Application Form - Without Personal Data
- 715007-JTX-XX-02-DR-T-02704 C04 Proposed site layout plan
- Figure 1 viewpoint location
- Geotechnical note Ref: K0635/GEO/Lt/03 - pages 23-31 omitted (sensitive)
- Heritage statement
- 715007-JTX-XX-02-DR-T-02725 rev C02 Dosing and sampling kiosk plans and elevatio
- 715007-JTX-XX-02-DR-T-02724 C02 Post GAC Dosing and sampling kiosk plans and el
- Biodiversity statement
- 715007-JTX-XX-02-DR-T-02723 rev C04 Polymer dosing kiosk plans and elevations
- Baseline onsite habitat survey report (Pre-development)
- 715007-JTX-XX-02-DR-T-02722 C03 Motive water building plans and elevations
- Landscape and visual technical note
- 715007-JTX-XX-02-DR-T-02721 C03 Chemical building plans and elevations
- 715007-JTX-XX-02-DR-T-02703 C04 Layout Plan - Existing
- File Size: 419273, Reference: Block plan of the site
- 715007-JTX-XX-02-DR-T-02701 C01 Aerial map
- Planning statement
- Construction Environmental Management Plan
- Traffic Management Plan
- Archaeological assessment
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 6 March 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.
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