142 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Construction of 2 flats on a vacant empty plot. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Associated applications 2
Site constraints 6
Show all 5 with distances
- 46 mOasthouses and TheatreGrade II
- 69 mDurland HouseGrade II
- 111 mThe Green Lion HotelGrade II
- 125 m174, High StreetGrade II
- 145 mThe Old ParsonageGrade II
Checked on 10 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £53,000 in June 2025. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Medway
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- ME8 8AR
- Received
- 4 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Rainham South West
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 18 May 2026
- Decision
- Approval with Conditions
- Decision date
- 15 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- A. Maan Architectural Services Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 206 days from validation, 150 days slower than Medway's median of 56 for new homes. Approved, as 74% of new homes here are.
Plota live figures for new homes decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14366180
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14366180
- Neighbours
- 28 Oct 2025
- Consultation
- 8 Dec 2025
- Comments by
- 22 Dec 2025
- Site or press notice
- 24 Nov 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
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