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Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

Granted Medway MC/22/2814 Full Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use from residential care home (Class C2) to 5 assisted living units

As published by the council, reference MC/22/2814

Application record

Reference
MC/22/2814
Type
Full Application
Status
Conditions
Decision
Granted As published: Approval with Conditions
Received
29 Nov 2022
Validated
1 Dec 2022
Decided
28 Apr 2023
Ward
Rainham Central Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME8 8AT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Medway register

This site has had 10 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • MC/26/0420 Decided

    Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    Listed building consent for alterations to existing first floor level to provide additional unit

    Decided 23 Apr 2026
  • MC/26/0419 Decided

    Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    Alterations to existing first floor level to provide additional unit

    Decided 23 Apr 2026
  • MC/26/0105 Decided

    Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    Details pursuant to condition 5 (Contamination Investigation) and 6 (contamination - Remediation) on planning permission MC/25/1086 - Construction of two detached buildings comprising of 4 self-contained assisted living units ancillary to existing care home - demolition of existing garage

    Decided 18 Mar 2026
  • MC/25/2457 Decided

    Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission MC/22/2814 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

    Decided 13 Jan 2026
  • MC/25/2458 Decided

    Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission MC/25/1086 for change of description from construction of two detached buildings comprising of 4 self-contained assisted living units ancillary to existing care home - demolition of existing garage to construction of two detached buildings comprising of 4 self-contained Class C3 units - demolition of existing garage

    Decided 13 Jan 2026
  • MC/25/2230 Decided

    Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    Details pursuant to condition 11 (Climate change verification) on planning permission (MC/22/2814) Change of use from residential care home (Class C2) to 5 assisted living units.

    Decided 17 Dec 2025
  • MC/25/1574 Decided

    Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    Details pursuant to condition 3 (CEMP) on planning permission MC/25/1086 for Construction of two detached buildings comprising of 4 self-contained assisted living units ancillary to existing care home - demolition of existing garage

    Decided 18 Nov 2025
  • MC/22/2815 Granted

    Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    Listed building consent for change of use from residential care home (Class C2) to 5 assisted living units

    Decided 28 Apr 2023 Heritage and listed buildings
  • MC/21/1696 Withdrawn

    Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    Listed Building Consent for the Demolition of corrugated steel storage building to rear; removal of wall to rear and construction of 4 x two bedroom self contained assisted living units ancillary to the existing Care Home

    Decided 8 Sep 2021 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Nov 2022

    Received by Medway

  2. 1 Dec 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Approval with Conditions

  4. 30 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • MC/25/2457 Decided

    Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission MC/22/2814 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

    Decided 13 Jan 2026
  • MC/25/2230 Decided

    Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    Details pursuant to condition 11 (Climate change verification) on planning permission (MC/22/2814) Change of use from residential care home (Class C2) to 5 assisted living units.

    Decided 17 Dec 2025

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Medway granted permission on 28 April 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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Nearby applications

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  • Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    MC/22/2815 Submitted 29 Nov 2022 50 yards away

    Listed building consent for change of use from residential care home (Class C2) to 5 assisted living units

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 12 docs

  • Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    MC/21/1696 Submitted 9 Jun 2021 50 yards away

    Listed Building Consent for the Demolition of corrugated steel storage building to rear; removal of wall to rear and construction of 4 x two bedroom self contained assisted living units ancillary to the existing Care Home

    Withdrawn Heritage and listed buildings Demolition

  • 184 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    MC/24/2165 Submitted 21 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Advertisement consent for the installation of an internally illuminated 48-sheet digital advertisement display to the gable end wall of the property

    Refused Advertising 38 docs

  • Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    MC/26/0105 Submitted 23 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Details pursuant to condition 5 (Contamination Investigation) and 6 (contamination - Remediation) on planning permission MC/25/1086 - Construction of two detached buildings comprising of 4 self-contained assisted living units ancillary to existing care home - demolition of existing garage

    Decided Demolition 2 docs

  • Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    MC/25/1574 Submitted 31 Jul 2025 50 yards away

    Details pursuant to condition 3 (CEMP) on planning permission MC/25/1086 for Construction of two detached buildings comprising of 4 self-contained assisted living units ancillary to existing care home - demolition of existing garage

    Decided Demolition 3 docs

  • Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    MC/26/0420 Submitted 3 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Listed building consent for alterations to existing first floor level to provide additional unit

    Decided 13 docs

In Medway

  • MC/26/0974 Granted

    18 Houghton Avenue Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3RY

    Demolition of the existing dwelling.

    Received 21 May, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • MC/26/1354 Granted

    Star House 8 Star Hill Rochester Medway ME1 1UX

    Removal and relocation of 3 existing antennas and installation of 3 new antennas, removal of 2 existing cabinets and installation of 1 new cabinet and PSU and installation of remote radio units (RRUs), break out boxes (BOBs) and a GPS node with associated apparatus and ancillary works

    Received 16 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • MC/26/1181 Granted

    Buhrstone House And Wiley House Mill Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1HZ

    Proposed cladding remediation works to remove combustible cladding elements and replace them with materials and systems of limited combustibility and non-combustible materials: Reinstate bricks (if necessary). Remove render works, HPL panels, and timber cladding, including insulation and supporting rails, and replace with A2 render carrier board, A1 Aluminium cladding, and A2 Cedral cladding, matching the existing.

    Received 22 Jun, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • MC/26/1351 Granted

    Robin Hood Filling Station 430 Walderslade Road Walderslade Chatham Medway ME5 9LL

    Construction of a single storey extension to side/rear

    Received 15 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • MC/26/1331 Granted

    78 Ingram Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1SH

    Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 7 bedroom house of multiple occupation (Sui generis) together with construction of a single storey rear extension, construction of a dormer window to rear and installation of a roof light to front to provide additional living accommodation within roof space with associated bin store/cycle store

    Received 13 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications