Planning application
120 Lonsdale Drive Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 9JA
Works: Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Construction of a single storey extensions to the front and rear of the dwelling, with provision of dormer to front elevation, internal alterations, and conversion of existing garage.
As published by the council, reference MC/26/1559
Application record
- Reference
- MC/26/1559
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Rainham South East
- Postcode
- ME8 9JA
Comment by 12 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Medway through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2026
Received by Medway
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18 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 October 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
12 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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The process from here
This application is with Medway for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About this record
Reading the register
This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Medway is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.
Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.
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