Planning application
BAE Systems Airport Works Maidstone Road Chatham
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Consultation by Medway Cuncil (MC/26/0491): Reserved matters application for the appearance and landscaping of the Deep Store building, Guard house and associated works including a new central car park and staff amenity area including details for conditions 5 (LEMP) and 21 (Energy Efficiency) pursuant to outline permission MC/22/2990 (as amended by MC/25/0412) (outline application with some matters reserved (appearance and landscaping) for the redevelopment of the land associated with BAE Systems to include the provision of a new factory building, one office building and a new deep storage building, with ancillary car parking areas, alongside associated highways, fencing and access works, provision of new substation, waste storage compound, heat pump/chiller plant, pump house, sprinkler tanks and gate houses following demolition of the existing buildings bar Faraday building which will remain - resubmission of MC/21/2292). Outline planning application was not an environmental impact assessment application and no environmental statement was submitted to the localplanning authority at that time
As published by the council, reference 26/00490/CNA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00490/CNA
- Type
- Consultation by Neighbouring Authority
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 17 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 17 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Aylesford North And North Downs
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Mar 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Tonbridge and Malling took a median of 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
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This application is with Tonbridge and Malling for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tonbridge and Malling decided outline applications in a median of 69 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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