Planning application
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Details pursuant to condition 26 (remediation implementation) on planning permission MC/18/1796 - Outline planning application (all matters reserved except access) for the development of up to 202 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), open space, landscaping (including Sustainable Urban Drainage), access, up to 455 car parking spaces and associated works.
As published by the council, reference MC/26/1633
Application record
- Reference
- MC/26/1633
- Status
- Decided
- Received
- 27 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 8 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Rainham North
- Postcode
- ME8 7UD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Medway register
This site has had 9 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
-
MC/26/1175 Status unknown
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Details pursuant to condition 11 (Landscape Management Plan) and condition 15 (Ecological Enhancement Management Plan) on planning permission MC/18/1796 for Outline planning application (all matters reserved except access) for the development of up to 202 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), open space, landscaping (including Sustainable Urban Drainage), access, up to 455 car parking spaces and associated works.
-
MC/26/0948 Decided
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Details pursuant to discharge condition 26 (Verification Reports), for some plots, on planning permission MC/18/1796 - Outline planning application (all matters reserved except access) for the development of up to 202 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), open space, landscaping (including Sustainable Urban Drainage), access, up to 455 car parking spaces and associated works.
-
MC/26/0610 Status unknown
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Details pursuant to condition 9 (energy efficiency and climate change) (plot 42 only) on planning permission MC/22/1474 for the construction of 200 dwellings (C3 use class), open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure together with application to discharge conditions number 13 (refuse provision), 24 (contamination), 25 (contamination remediation) and 28 (MUGA play provision).
-
MC/24/0804 Decided
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Details pursuant to condition 3 (landscape - underground services) and 4 (tree and hedge planting) on planning permission MC/24/2039 application for Variation of condition 11 (Vehicle Link) on planning permission MC/22/1474 to provide a link as a permanent pedestrian and cycleway to function as an emergency vehicle link
-
MC/24/0803 Decided
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Details pursuant to conditions number 18 (travel plan), 26 (remediation implementation) on plot 6 only and 30 (flood risk surface water) on planning permission MC/18/1796 - Outline planning application (all matters reserved except access) for the development of up to 202 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), open space, landscaping (including Sustainable Urban Drainage), access, up to 455 car parking spaces and associated works.
-
MC/24/0692 Granted
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Construction of eight dwellings with associated parking, bin/cycle storage and access (revision to the seven dwellings approved under reference MC/22/1474)
-
MC/23/2852 Decided
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Details pursuant to conditions 5 (Structure Detail), 10 (Bird and Bat boxes) on planning permission MC/24/2039 for Application for approval of reserved matters being appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission MC/18/1796 for the construction of 200 dwellings (C3 use class), open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure together with application to discharge conditions number 13 (refuse provision), 24 (contamination), 25 (contamination remediation) and 28 (MUGA play provision).
-
MC/23/1299 Granted
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission MC/24/2039 to allow for minor revisions to the overall site layout. Please refer to covering letter for full details.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
27 Aug 2026
Received by Medway
-
27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
-
8 Oct 2026
Decision issued
-
8 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- REDACTED
- REPORT PLOTS 182-187
- REPORT PLOTS 197-200
- REPORT PLOTS 177-181
- COVERING LETTER
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsAfter the decision
Medway has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
-
792 Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Construction of self-contained single storey annexe ancillary to main dwelling
Decided 4 docsSmall domestic -
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Details pursuant to discharge condition 26 (Verification Reports), for some plots, on planning permission MC/18/1796 - Outline planning application (all matters reserved except access) for the development of up to 202 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), open space, landscaping (including Sustainable Urban Drainage), access, up to 455 car parking spaces and associated works.
Decided 14 docs -
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Details pursuant to condition 3 (landscape - underground services) and 4 (tree and hedge planting) on planning permission MC/24/2039 application for Variation of condition 11 (Vehicle Link) on planning permission MC/22/1474 to provide a link as a permanent pedestrian and cycleway to function as an emergency vehicle link
Decided Trees 22 docs -
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham ME8 7UD
72% historically approved · decision due ~25 Nov
Details pursuant to condition 8 (Cycle Storage) relating to planning application MC/24/2039 Variation of condition 11 (Vehicle Link) on planning permission MC/22/1474 to provide a link as a permanent pedestrian and cycleway to function as an emergency vehicle link
Awaiting decision 3 docs -
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Details pursuant to conditions 5 (Structure Detail), 10 (Bird and Bat boxes) on planning permission MC/24/2039 for Application for approval of reserved matters being appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission MC/18/1796 for the construction of 200 dwellings (C3 use class), open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure together with application to discharge conditions number 13 (refuse provision), 24 (contamination), 25 (contamination remediation) and 28 (MUGA play provision).
Decided 16 docsMajor scheme -
Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD
Details pursuant to conditions number 18 (travel plan), 26 (remediation implementation) on plot 6 only and 30 (flood risk surface water) on planning permission MC/18/1796 - Outline planning application (all matters reserved except access) for the development of up to 202 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), open space, landscaping (including Sustainable Urban Drainage), access, up to 455 car parking spaces and associated works.
Decided 8 docs