Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT Data via plota.co.uk

MC/25/2457 - App for Non-Material Amendments Approved

Proposal

Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission for change of description from change of use from residential care home (Class C2) to 5 assisted living units to change of use from residential care home (Class C2) to 5 x C3 use class units Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Dec 2025
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Approved
13 Jan 2026

Approved on 13 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF CASE OFFICER REPORT Case Officer Report · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NON MATERIAL APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS Decision Notice · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF REDACTED Application Form · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 8

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Durland House
List entry 1267791 · The pin is inside its outline · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Rainham conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Heritage at risk: Rainham
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Gillingham (Medway) built-up area; Air quality management area 9 m away: Rainham AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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.

Building

Floor area51 m² (549 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (42 out of 100)
PropertyEnd-terrace flat
Built2024
HeatingRoom heaters, electric
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.29 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
App for Non-Material Amendments
Postcode
ME8 8AT
Received
16 Dec 2025
Validated
16 Dec 2025
Ward
Rainham South West
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Jan 2026
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
13 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, about the council's usual 28 days. Approved, as 91% of amendments here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
89decided in the last year

Plota live figures for amendments decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14568026
Planning Portal ref
PP-14568026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission MC/25/1086 for change of…
MC/25/2458
2025
Details pursuant to condition 11 (Climate change verification) on planning permission (MC…
MC/25/2230
2025 Approved
Details pursuant to condition 8 (Air quality mitigation) on planning permission MC/22/281…
MC/25/1372
2025 Approved
Details pursuant to conditions 6 (Ventilation) and 7 (Noise) on planning permission MC/22…
MC/25/1485
2025 Approved
Details pursuant to condition 9 (Electric charging points) on planning permission MC/22/2…
MC/25/1370
2025
Details pursuant to condition 3 (CEMP) on planning permission MC/25/1086 for Construction…
MC/25/1574
2025 Approved
Listed building consent for construction of two detached buildings comprising of 4 self-c…
MC/25/1087
2025 Approved
Construction of two detached buildings comprising of 4 self-contained assisted living uni…
MC/25/1086
2025
Details pursuant to condition 3 (additional information) and 10 (Cycle) on planning appli…
MC/25/1379
2025
Details pursuant to condition 4 (Transport Noise), 5 (Commercial Noise) and 12 (Seperatin…
MC/25/1371
2025
Provision of an additional unit - amendment to planning permission MC/22/2814
MC/25/1227
2025
Listed building consent for provision of an additional unit - amendment to planning permi…
MC/25/1228
2025 Withdrawn
Details pursuant to condition 3 (CEMP) on planning permission MC/21/3640 for demolition o…
MC/25/0541
2025 Withdrawn
Part retrospective - Listed building consent to amend the layout of the ground floor with…
MC/25/0245
2024 Approved
Listed building consent to amend the layout of the ground floor with additional wc at 1st…
MC/24/1474
2024 Approved
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) to allow for a minor material amendment to plan…
MC/24/0518
2024 Withdrawn
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission MC/22/2814 for amendment…
MC/24/0467
2022 Approved
Listed building consent for change of use from residential care home (Class C2) to 5 assi…
MC/22/2815
2022 Approved
Change of use from residential care home (Class C2) to 5 assisted living units
MC/22/2814
2021 Approved
Listed building application for the demolition of corrugated steel storage building and c…
MC/21/3641
2021 Approved
Demolition of corrugated steel storage building and construction of four 2 bed self conta…
MC/21/3640
2021 Withdrawn
Listed Building Consent for the Demolition of corrugated steel storage building to rear…
MC/21/1696
2020
Construction of 6 chalet style bungalows to rear to facilitate additional accommodation t…
MC/20/1667
2019 Withdrawn
Construction of a part two storey/part single storey detached annexe to rear to facilitat…
MC/19/1859
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Refused
184 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT
Advertisement consent for the installation of an internally illuminated 48-sheet digital…
MC/24/2165
2018 Approved
Land Adjacent 29 Shelden Drive Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8JH
Details pursuant to condition 3 and 4 of planning permission MC/18/1136 - Construction of…
MC/18/2466
2018 Approved
190 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT
Replace existing white pvc windows with grey pvc windows.
MC/18/2632
2018 Approved
173 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AY
Variation of condition 3 of planning permission MC/18/0453 to change to hours of use of t…
MC/18/1648
2018 Approved
Land Adjacent 29 Shelden Drive Rainham Gillingham ME8 8JH
Construction of detached bungalow with associated parking (demolition of existing garage)
MC/18/1136
2018 Approved
173 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AY
Demolition of existing commercial outbuilding to the rear and construction of two 1-bedro…
MC/18/1004
2016 Refused
Land Adjacent To 29 Shelden Drive Rainham Gillingham ME8 8JH
Construction of a detached bungalow with associated parking (demolition of existing detac…
MC/16/4537
Medway
Planning Authority Score
9.2/10
Excellent
#3 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.