116 Rainham Road Gillingham Medway ME5 7EL

1. 17 Mar 2026

   Received by Medway

2. 18 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 27 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 7 Aug 2026

   Status changed to Registered

5. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 13 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Medway took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 102 Rainham Road Gillingham Medway ME5 7EL

  MC/26/0219 Submitted 9 Feb 2026 0m away

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for change of use of dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a house in multiple occupation (Class C4)

  Decided
  Domestic

• 102 Rainham Road Gillingham Medway ME5 7EL

  MC/26/1074 Submitted 8 Jun 2026 0m away

  Change of Use from a 6-Person House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) to 7-Person House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis) and an extension/cycle storage to the rear of the dwelling, bin storage to the front of the property.

  Decided Extension 16 docs
  Domestic

• 102 Rainham Road Gillingham Medway ME5 7EL

  MC/25/2530 Submitted 24 Dec 2025 0m away

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the Change of use from Class (C3) Single dwelling house to Class (C4 ) up to six bed HMO. Construction of an L-shaped dormer to rear with roof lights to front to facilitate living accommodation within the roof space. Construction of an extension to rear

  Decided Extension Loft or dormer
  Domestic

• 96 Rainham Road Gillingham Chatham Medway ME5 7EL

  MC/23/0522 Submitted 2 Mar 2023 25m away

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for construction of a dormer window to rear and installation of roof lights to front to provide additional living accommodation within the roof space

  Granted Outline Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 9 docs

• 96 Rainham Road Gillingham Chatham Medway ME5 7EL

  MC/23/0521 Submitted 2 Mar 2023 25m away

  Construction of single storey infill extension to rear

  Granted Householder Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 91 Rainham Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5NQ

  MC/26/1017 Submitted 27 May 2026 26m away

  72% historically approved · decision due ~5 Aug

  Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing) For the change of use of Class (C3) single dwelling house to Class (C4) House of multiple occupation

  Awaiting decision 5 docs
  Domestic

• MC/26/1016 Status unknown

  89 Rainham Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5NQ

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for the continuous use of the existing (Class C3) dwelling house as a (Class C4) six person (HMO) property.

  27 May 2026 Lawful development
• MC/26/0202 Granted

  27 Gads Hill Gillingham Medway ME7 2RU

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) to establish the use as a three bedroom house in multiple occupation (Class C4)

  5 Feb 2026 Lawful development
• MC/26/0182 Refused

  3 Kingswood Road Gillingham Medway ME7 1DZ

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) to establish the use as a six person house in multiple occupation (Class C4)

  3 Feb 2026 Lawful development
• MC/24/2193 Withdrawn

  Marina Point West Dock Head Road Chatham Maritime Chatham Medway ME4 4ZE

  Application for Lawful Development Certificate (existing) to remove the expanded polystyrene insulation slabs above silicone render to the Soffit/overhang at upper ground floor level, where the Tower's vertical elevations are inset - and replace the insulation mineral wool Insulation batts with new silicon render below, to match the existing finishes exactly.

  25 Oct 2024 Lawful development
• MC/24/2003 Refused

  23 Langdon Road Rochester Medway ME1 1UN

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for the construction of a dormer to rear with roof light to front to facilitate living accommodation within the roof space. Construction of a single storey extension to side return

  30 Sep 2024 Lawful development