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89 Rainham Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5NQ

Status unknown Medway MC/26/1016 Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Existing

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Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference MC/26/1016

Application record

Reference
MC/26/1016
Type
Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Existing
Received
27 May 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Ward
Gillingham South
Postcode
ME7 5NQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Medway register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • MC/25/2015 Decided

    89 Rainham Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5NQ

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to house in multiple occupation (Class C4) together with construction of an L-shaped dormer window to rear and installation of roof lights to front to provide additional living accommodation within roof space

    Decided 3 Dec 2025

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 May 2026

    Received by Medway

  2. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 22 July 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.

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

  • REDACTED Application Form · 27 May 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN Drawings · 27 May 2026
  • EXISTING GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawings · 27 May 2026
  • EXISTING FLOOR PLANS Drawings · 27 May 2026
  • SUPPORTING STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 27 May 2026

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About lawful development applications

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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 91 Rainham Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5NQ

    MC/24/2382 Submitted 25 Nov 2024 50 yards away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for change of use from residential (Class C3) to 6 person house in multiple occupation (Class C4) together with construction of a L shaped dormer window to rear and installation of roof lights to front to provide additional living accommodation within roof space

    Granted Outline Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 11 docs
  • 91 Rainham Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5NQ

    MC/26/1017 Submitted 27 May 2026 50 yards away

    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

    Refused 5 docs
    Domestic
  • 89 Rainham Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5NQ

    MC/25/2015 Submitted 7 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to house in multiple occupation (Class C4) together with construction of an L-shaped dormer window to rear and installation of roof lights to front to provide additional living accommodation within roof space

    Decided Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 11 docs
    Domestic
  • 113 Rainham Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5NQ

    MC/26/0019 Submitted 7 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for conversion of C3 Dwelling House to 6 bedroom 6 person (C4) HMO including ground floor rear extension, rear 'L' shaped loft dormer and front roof windows.

    Refused Extension Loft or dormer +1 7 docs
    Domestic
  • 102 Rainham Road Gillingham Medway ME5 7EL

    MC/26/0219 Submitted 9 Feb 2026 50 yards 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 6 docs
    Domestic
  • 116 Rainham Road Gillingham Medway ME5 7EL

    MC/26/0542 Submitted 17 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for the change of use from Class (C3) single dwelling house to Class (C4) to a 3-6-bedroom/person HMO

    Decided 5 docs
    Domestic

In Medway

  • MC/26/1751 Status unknown

    82 Victoria Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1EL

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for the C4 Use, 4 person House In Multiple Occupation

    Received 10 Sep, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • MC/26/1581 Status unknown

    44 Beverley Close Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 9HQ

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) Change of use From Class C3 (dwelling house) to C3(b) (residential institution) for assisted /supporting living for up to 4no. adults

    Received 18 Aug, published by the council 3 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • MC/26/1209 Status unknown

    36 Charter Street Gillingham Medway ME7 1NG

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) to establish the use as a 4 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Class C4) with associated external alterations

    Received 24 Jun, published by the council 27 Jul 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)

    Received 5 Feb, published by the council 10 Aug 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)

    Received 3 Feb, published by the council 10 Aug 2026 Lawful development