By knelson@thekmgroup.co.uk (Katie May Nelson, local democracy reporter) Planning permission has been granted for hundreds of homes on a prominent corner plot in a historic town centre despite concerns about road safety. The plans to develop Bardell Wharf, in Rochester, which have been some 30 years in the making, were given the nod yesterday. Permission for 331 homes and more than 20,000 sq ft of commercial space on the same site, off the High Street at the corner of Corporation Street, was previously granted in 2019. Under the fresh proposals, from Donard Homes, there would be 374 flats divi…