Skip to content

Matts Hill Farm Matts Hill Lane Rainham Gillingham ME9 7UY

MC/16/3666Full ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 21 December 2016

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use of old silage clamps to open storage (Class B8) for temporary road barriers

Received
1 September 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Rainham South Ward
Agent
Alexander Harris Project & Building Consultancy
  1. Received1 Sep
  2. Validated12 Sep
  3. Consult.20 Dec
  4. Target
  5. Decided21 Dec

Decided in 100 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Matts Hill Farm Matts Hill Lane Rainham Gillingham ME9 7UY. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 111 days, 8 weeks longer than Medway's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,168 applications in total for the ME9 postcode area.

89% of full applications at Medway Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
ME9 7UY
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 September 2016
Consultation expiry
20 December 2017
Consultation start
29 November 2017
Consultation end
20 December 2017
Neighbour consultation start
23 December 2016
Neighbour consultation end
14 October 2016
Last date for comments
20 December 2017
Application expires
21 December 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent
Alexander Harris Project & Building Consultancy
Agent address
Suite 2 North Wing Turkey Court, Turkey Mill Buisness Centre Ashford Road Maidstone ME14 5PP

Planning decision

Statutory period
100 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
14 October 2016
Site notice end
14 October 2016

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05450177
Documents
40
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Medway

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near ME9

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for changes of use on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address