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Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD

Awaiting decision Medway MC/26/2071

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

Proposal

Details pursuant to condition 19 (Access link to the West) 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/26/2071

Application record

Reference
MC/26/2071
Status
Registered
Received
27 Oct 2026
Validated
27 Oct 2026
Postcode
ME8 7UD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Medway register

This site has had 11 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • MC/26/2072 Awaiting decision

    Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD

    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

    Submitted 27 Oct 2026
  • MC/26/1633 Decided

    Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD

    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.

    Decided 8 Oct 2026
  • 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.

    Submitted 19 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 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.

    Decided 1 Sep 2026
  • 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).

    Submitted 27 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • 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

    Decided 17 Sep 2026
  • 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.

    Decided 3 Sep 2026
  • 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)

    Decided 21 Jan 2025 Full applications
  • 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).

    Decided 25 Aug 2026
  • 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.

    Decided 14 Aug 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Oct 2026

    Received by Medway

  2. 28 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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

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

    MC/25/2307 Submitted 25 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Construction of self-contained single storey annexe ancillary to main dwelling

    Decided 4 docs
    Small domestic

  • Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD

    MC/26/1633 Submitted 27 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    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.

    Decided 5 docs

  • Land South Of Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7UD

    MC/26/0948 Submitted 18 May 2026 50 yards away

    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

    MC/24/0804 Submitted 19 Apr 2024 50 yards away

    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

    MC/26/1876 Submitted 29 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    71% 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

    MC/23/2852 Submitted 22 Dec 2023 50 yards away

    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 docs
    Major scheme