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Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

Awaiting decision Medway MC/26/2059

Works: Demolition

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Details pursuant to informative 3 (Biodiversity) on planning permission MC/25/1086 for construction of two detached buildings comprising of 4 self-contained assisted living units ancillary to existing care home - demolition of existing garage

As published by the council, reference MC/26/2059

Application record

Reference
MC/26/2059
Status
Registered
Received
26 Oct 2026
Validated
27 Oct 2026
Postcode
ME8 8AT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Medway register

This site has had 11 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • MC/26/0420 Decided

    Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    Listed building consent for alterations to existing first floor level to provide additional unit

    Decided 23 Apr 2026
  • MC/26/0419 Decided

    Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    Alterations to existing first floor level to provide additional unit

    Decided 23 Apr 2026
  • MC/26/0105 Decided

    Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    Details pursuant to condition 5 (Contamination Investigation) and 6 (contamination - Remediation) on planning permission MC/25/1086 - Construction of two detached buildings comprising of 4 self-contained assisted living units ancillary to existing care home - demolition of existing garage

    Decided 18 Mar 2026
  • MC/25/2457 Decided

    Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission MC/22/2814 for change of description from change of use from residential care home (Class C2) to 5 assisted living units to change of use from residential care home (Class C2) to 5 x C3 use class units

    Decided 13 Jan 2026
  • MC/25/2458 Decided

    Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission MC/25/1086 for change of description from construction of two detached buildings comprising of 4 self-contained assisted living units ancillary to existing care home - demolition of existing garage to construction of two detached buildings comprising of 4 self-contained Class C3 units - demolition of existing garage

    Decided 13 Jan 2026
  • MC/25/2230 Decided

    Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    Details pursuant to condition 11 (Climate change verification) on planning permission (MC/22/2814) Change of use from residential care home (Class C2) to 5 assisted living units.

    Decided 17 Dec 2025
  • MC/25/1574 Decided

    Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    Details pursuant to condition 3 (CEMP) on planning permission MC/25/1086 for Construction of two detached buildings comprising of 4 self-contained assisted living units ancillary to existing care home - demolition of existing garage

    Decided 18 Nov 2025
  • MC/22/2814 Granted

    Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    Change of use from residential care home (Class C2) to 5 assisted living units

    Decided 28 Apr 2023 Full applications
  • MC/22/2815 Granted

    Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    Listed building consent for change of use from residential care home (Class C2) to 5 assisted living units

    Decided 28 Apr 2023 Heritage and listed buildings
  • MC/21/1696 Withdrawn

    Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    Listed Building Consent for the Demolition of corrugated steel storage building to rear; removal of wall to rear and construction of 4 x two bedroom self contained assisted living units ancillary to the existing Care Home

    Decided 8 Sep 2021 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Oct 2026

    Received by Medway

  2. 27 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 22 December 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What 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 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

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Nearby applications

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  • Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    MC/26/0105 Submitted 23 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Details pursuant to condition 5 (Contamination Investigation) and 6 (contamination - Remediation) on planning permission MC/25/1086 - Construction of two detached buildings comprising of 4 self-contained assisted living units ancillary to existing care home - demolition of existing garage

    Decided Demolition 2 docs
  • Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    MC/25/1574 Submitted 31 Jul 2025 50 yards away

    Details pursuant to condition 3 (CEMP) on planning permission MC/25/1086 for Construction of two detached buildings comprising of 4 self-contained assisted living units ancillary to existing care home - demolition of existing garage

    Decided Demolition 3 docs
  • Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    MC/26/0420 Submitted 3 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Listed building consent for alterations to existing first floor level to provide additional unit

    Decided 13 docs
  • Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    MC/26/0419 Submitted 3 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Alterations to existing first floor level to provide additional unit

    Decided 14 docs
  • 192 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    MC/26/1041 Submitted 1 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Replacement of existing timber shopfront with a like-for-like aluminium shopfront, maintaining the existing design and appearance. Works also include repainting of the shop exterior.

    Decided Windows or glazing 10 docs
  • Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

    MC/25/2230 Submitted 13 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Details pursuant to condition 11 (Climate change verification) on planning permission (MC/22/2814) Change of use from residential care home (Class C2) to 5 assisted living units.

    Decided 3 docs