Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham ME8 7UD Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1759 - Discharge Condition Registered
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Details pursuant to condition 9 (energy efficiency) on planing permission for Variation of condition 11 (Vehicle Link) on planning permission to provide a link as a permanent pedestrian and cycleway to function as an emergency vehicle link Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 6 Nov 2026.

Documents 1

Application forms 1

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Associated applications 6

Site constraints 8

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve 303 m away: Medway Estuary & Marshes
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; SSSI 303 m away: Tower Hill to Cockham Wood SSSI; Inside the Gillingham (Medway) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
Discharge Condition
Postcode
ME8 7UD
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
11 Sept 2026
Ward
Rainham North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Nov 2026
Agent
DHA Planning

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15217686
Planning Portal ref
PP-15217686
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

17 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Variation of condition 11 (Vehicle Link) on planning permission MC/22/1474 to provide a l…
MC/24/2039
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
792 Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Construction of self-contained single storey annexe ancillary to main dwelling
MC/25/2307
2024 Approved
796 Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Construction of a detached annexe within the rear garden of the property
MC/24/2131
2024 Approved
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Gillingham Rainham ME8 7UD
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission MC/22/1474 to vary the te…
MC/24/0412
2023
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Details pursuant to conditions 5 (Structure Detail), 10 (Bird and Bat boxes) and conditio…
MC/23/2852
2023 Approved
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Details pursuant to condition 2 (construction surface water management plan) on planning…
MC/23/1142
2021 Approved
Bakersfield Phase 2 Station Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UE
Details pursuant to condition 8 (CEMP) on planning application MC/18/1307 for Constructio…
MC/21/3582
2021 Approved
Bakersfield Phase 2 Station Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UE
Details pursuant to condition 3 (External Materials), 4 (Landscaping), 5 (Landscape Manag…
MC/21/2690
2020 Approved
Bakersfield Phase 2 Station Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UE
Details pursuant to conditions 13 (Ecological Mitigation Strategy), 18 (Archaeolgical Eva…
MC/20/2067
2018 Approved
Bakersfield Phase 2 Station Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UE
Construction of 18no 3-bedroom dwellings with access works, assosciated parking and lands…
MC/18/1307
2018 Approved
788 Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Kent ME8 7UD
Application for a Non-Material amendment to planning application MC/17/3744-Reposition 12…
MC/18/3506
2018 Refused
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Gillingham Medway Kent ME8 7UD
Adjoining Authority (Medway Borough Council - MC/18/1796) for an outline planning applica…
18/503474/ADJ
2018 Refused
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Gillingham Medway Kent ME8 7UD
Adjoining Authority (Medway Borough Council - MC/18/1796) for an outline planning applica…
18/503474/ADJ
2018 Refused
Land Rear Of 769 Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham ME8 7UB
Construction of 1x four bedroom dwelling with associated landscaping and parking - Demoli…
MC/18/0560
2017 Approved
788 Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham ME8 7UD
Construction of pitched roof and tile cladding to existing front dormers, two storey rear…
MC/17/3744
2016 Approved
Riverdale Station Road Rainham Gillingham ME8 7UH
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission MC/16/0761 for removal of t…
MC/16/2378
2016 Approved
Riverdale Station Road Rainham Gillingham ME8 7UH
Construction of a single storey side extension with roof light
MC/16/0761
Medway
Planning Authority Score
9.2/10
Excellent
#3 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Medway is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #8 out of 296. Only 19% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

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Medway decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #99 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #53 of 296
94%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #8 of 296
19%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #16 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
106 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
67 decided
999
Total decisions
88 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings