Planning application
Pump And Bloors Farm, Lower Rainham ME8 7AT
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
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
- Unknown
- Decision
- EIA Required
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 8 Sep 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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8 Sep 2026
Decision issued: EIA Required
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10 Sep 2026
Status changed to Unknown
Previously Registered.
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
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