Pump And Bloors Farm, Lower Rainham ME8 7AT Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1472 - Scoping Opinion Decided
Change of useCommercial & major worksSchools, care & communityNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Town and Country Planning Act (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 (as amended) - Request for a scoping opinion for an outline planning application comprising: a mixed-use development, including up to 825 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), with affordable housing, 15no. units temporary accommodation; a local centre with retail floorspace (Use Class E(a)); community facilities (Use Class F2(b) (hall or meeting place) and (medical or health services)), a care home (Use Class C2), a primary school (Use Class F1(a)), a secondary school (Use Class F1(a)) and public open space, with all matters reserved except for access from Lower Rainham Road, Lower Bloors Lane and Pump Lane. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Consultation
7 Aug 2026
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EIA Required
8 Sept 2026

EIA Required on 8 Sept 2026 · Last checked 13 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 1. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Pump Farmhouse, Grade II, 34 m away
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3.
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 area79 m² (850 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (76 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 3 habitable rooms
Built2003 to 2006
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2022, 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
Scoping Opinion
Postcode
ME8 7AT
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Rainham North
Target decision
8 Sept 2026
Decision
EIA Required
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Agent
Iceni Projects

Public comments

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Last counted 13 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
7 Aug 2026
Comments by
28 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Farmhouse 281 Pump Lane Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7TJ
Listed Building consent to remove existing front door and surrounds, replace with new and…
MC/24/1084
2021 Approved
Farmhouse Pump Farm 281 Pump Lane Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7TJ
Listed Building Consent for construction of a single storey rear extension and single sto…
MC/21/0483
2021 Approved
Farmhouse Pump Farm 281 Pump Lane Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7TJ
Construction of a single storey rear extension and single storey detached carriage house…
MC/21/0431
2021 Approved
Farmhouse Pump Farm 281 Pump Lane Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7TJ
Listed Building Consent for the removal of cement-based render from all external walls an…
MC/21/0570
2021 Approved
Farmhouse Pump Farm 281 Pump Lane Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7TJ
Listed building consent for construction of a detached outbuilding to front and re-routin…
MC/21/0121
2020 Approved
Farmhouse Pump Farm 281 Pump Lane Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7TJ
Listed building consent for the removal and replacement of internal staircase.
MC/20/1858
2018 Approved
10 Russett Farm Rainham Gillingham Kent ME8 7AT
Installation of a window to attached garage (retrospective).
MC/18/2887
2018 Refused
24 Russett Farm Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7AT
Retrospective application for construction of a single storey summer room to the rear
MC/18/1241
2017 Refused
6 Russett Farm Rainham Gillingham ME8 7AT
Construction of a single storey extension to rear together with installation of roof lant…
MC/17/4246
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%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
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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

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.