Land West Of Station Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7QZ Data via plota.co.uk

MC/26/1920 - Discharge Condition Registered

Proposal

Details pursuant to condition 15 (Bat Sensitive Lighting Plan), 16 (Ecological Management Plan), 17 (Ecological Mitigation Plan) and 22 (Surface Water Disposal Scheme) on planning application - outline planning application with all matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) are reserved except for access for the constrcution of up to 76 dwellings( C3 use class), open space, landscaping (including Sustainable Urban Drainage) with associated infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
12 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 1 Dec 2026.

Comments are open until 2 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve 234 m away: Berengrave Chalk Pit
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; 1 listed building within 150 m; 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 9 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 7QZ
Received
6 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Rainham North
Target decision
1 Dec 2026
Agent
Abbey Design

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
12 Oct 2026
Comments by
2 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Medway
Planning Authority Score
9.2/10
Excellent
#3 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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