Planning application
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
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Proposal
Details pursuant to condition 9 (energy efficiency and climate change) (plot 42 only) on planning permission MC/22/1474 for the construction of 200 dwellings (C3 use class), open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure together with application to discharge conditions number 13 (refuse provision), 24 (contamination), 25 (contamination remediation) and 28 (MUGA play provision).
As published by the council, reference MC/26/0610
Application record
- Reference
- MC/26/0610
- Type
- Discharge Condition
- Received
- 27 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 27 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Rainham North
- Postcode
- ME8 7UD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Medway register
This site has had 11 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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MC/26/2072 Awaiting decision
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Details pursuant to condition 26 (Remediation implementation) on planning permission MC/18/1796 - Outline planning application (all matters reserved except access) for the development of up to 202 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), open space, landscaping (including Sustainable Urban Drainage), access, up to 455 car parking spaces and associated works
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MC/26/2071 Awaiting decision
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Details pursuant to condition 19 (Access link to the West) on planning permission MC/18/1796 - Outline planning application (all matters reserved except access) for the development of up to 202 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), open space, landscaping (including Sustainable Urban Drainage), access, up to 455 car parking spaces and associated works
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MC/26/1633 Decided
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Details pursuant to condition 26 (remediation implementation) on planning permission MC/18/1796 - Outline planning application (all matters reserved except access) for the development of up to 202 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), open space, landscaping (including Sustainable Urban Drainage), access, up to 455 car parking spaces and associated works.
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MC/26/1175 Status unknown
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Details pursuant to condition 11 (Landscape Management Plan) and condition 15 (Ecological Enhancement Management Plan) on planning permission MC/18/1796 for Outline planning application (all matters reserved except access) for the development of up to 202 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), open space, landscaping (including Sustainable Urban Drainage), access, up to 455 car parking spaces and associated works.
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MC/26/0948 Decided
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Details pursuant to discharge condition 26 (Verification Reports), for some plots, on planning permission MC/18/1796 - Outline planning application (all matters reserved except access) for the development of up to 202 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), open space, landscaping (including Sustainable Urban Drainage), access, up to 455 car parking spaces and associated works.
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MC/24/0804 Decided
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Details pursuant to condition 3 (landscape - underground services) and 4 (tree and hedge planting) on planning permission MC/24/2039 application for Variation of condition 11 (Vehicle Link) on planning permission MC/22/1474 to provide a link as a permanent pedestrian and cycleway to function as an emergency vehicle link
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MC/24/0803 Decided
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Details pursuant to conditions number 18 (travel plan), 26 (remediation implementation) on plot 6 only and 30 (flood risk surface water) on planning permission MC/18/1796 - Outline planning application (all matters reserved except access) for the development of up to 202 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), open space, landscaping (including Sustainable Urban Drainage), access, up to 455 car parking spaces and associated works.
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MC/24/0692 Granted
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Construction of eight dwellings with associated parking, bin/cycle storage and access (revision to the seven dwellings approved under reference MC/22/1474)
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MC/23/2852 Decided
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Details pursuant to conditions 5 (Structure Detail), 10 (Bird and Bat boxes) on planning permission MC/24/2039 for Application for approval of reserved matters being appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission MC/18/1796 for the construction of 200 dwellings (C3 use class), open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure together with application to discharge conditions number 13 (refuse provision), 24 (contamination), 25 (contamination remediation) and 28 (MUGA play provision).
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MC/23/1299 Granted
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission MC/24/2039 to allow for minor revisions to the overall site layout. Please refer to covering letter for full details.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Mar 2026
Received by Medway
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Aug 2026
Status changed to Registered
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: MC/22/1474 (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- REDACTED
- 042 HAMPSTEAD EPC
- PEA_42 HAMPSTEAD_EG_HAMP_DM.2_2023-07-06_10-00-34
- LOWER RAINHAM ROAD CONDITION 9
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