Planning application
Pump And Bloors Farm, Lower Rainham ME8 7AT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Town and Country Planning Act (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 (as amended) - Request for a scoping opinion for an outline planning application comprising: a mixed-use development, including up to 825 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), with affordable housing, 15no. units temporary accommodation; a local centre with retail floorspace (Use Class E(a)); community facilities (Use Class F2(b) (hall or meeting place) and (medical or health services)), a care home (Use Class C2), a primary school (Use Class F1(a)), a secondary school (Use Class F1(a)) and public open space, with all matters reserved except for access from Lower Rainham Road, Lower Bloors Lane and Pump Lane.
As published by the council, reference MC/26/1472
Application record
- Reference
- MC/26/1472
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Rainham North
- Postcode
- ME8 7AT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by Medway
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 September 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
- STATUTORY - NATURAL ENGLAND
- STATUTORY - ACTIVE TRAVEL
- STATUTORY - NORTH KENT MARSHES WATER LEVEL MANAGEMENT BOARD
- STATUTORY - NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
- STATUTORY - NETWORK RAIL
- STATUTORY - HISTORIC ENGLAND
- STATUTORY - SOUTHERN WATER - PART 1
- STATUTORY - SOUTHERN WATER - PART 2
- STATUTORY - ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- STATUTORY - ENVIROMENT AGENCY
- EIA SCOPING REPORT
- EIA SCOPING REPORT
- FIGURE 8.1 - VIEWPOINTS
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Medway for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Medway's median decision took 53 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Medway's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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