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The register/MC/26/1466

Reserved matters: mixed-use community hub

Church Street, Cliffe. Medway’s consultation ended 8 September 2026. It has still to decide, so a comment can still count.

The register entry

Reserved matters: mixed-use community hub, Church Street, Cliffe

Awaiting a decision
Homes hub phaseDeveloper Esquire Developments
MC/26/1466 (opens in a new tab)

Detailed approval for the community hub phase, under the same condition 1 requirement as the housing. A supplementary objection on the adequacy of the health evidence was filed on 9 September 2026: the Health Impact Assessment relied on four Highparks Medical Practice sites and the Higham branch has since closed and the group asks Medway to say whether the environmental information before it remains adequate.

  • What the promised community hub actually turns out to be

Consultation ended 8 September 2026 — still undecided

View MC/26/1466 on the portal (opens in a new tab)Read the group’s objection on MC/26/1466 (opens in a new tab)Checked 2026-10-09

Making it count

What you can do about it

Comment on MC/26/1466

Medway’s consultation period ended on 8 September 2026. It has not yet decided the application, so a comment sent now can still be taken into account.

Use the comment form on Medway’s portal, which needs a login, or email planning.representations@medway.gov.uk quoting MC/26/1466.

View MC/26/1466 on the portal (opens in a new tab)

Build your objection

The group’s objection builder has three points Medway has to answer on this application:

  • The made Neighbourhood Plan and its design guidelines
  • Whether the hub delivers what the permission promised
  • Phasing against occupation of the housing

Open the builder on MC/26/1466

Pass it on

How we got here

Where it sits in the story

  1. Five applications land together

    MC/26/1459, MC/26/1465, MC/26/1466, MC/26/1467 and MC/26/1542 — drainage, three sets of reserved matters and remediation.

The same land

The other applications on this site

All made under MC/22/0254, the outline permission allowed on appeal in November 2023.