Planning application
91 Rainham Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5NQ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
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
As published by the council, reference MC/26/1017
Application record
- Reference
- MC/26/1017
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refusal
- Received
- 27 May 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 24 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Gillingham South
- Postcode
- ME7 5NQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Medway register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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MC/24/2382 Granted
91 Rainham Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5NQ
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 May 2026
Received by Medway
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10 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
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24 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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24 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- REDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
- FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- SECOND FLOOR PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Medway refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
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89 Rainham Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5NQ
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113 Rainham Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5NQ
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89 Rainham Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5NQ
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91 Rainham Road Gillingham Medway ME7 5NQ
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