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Visitor Centre Riverside Country Park Greenspace 333 Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME7 2XH

MC/23/1002Full ApplicationPending Decision
Full

Proposal

Installation of two ground-mounted Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) units to the side

Received
27 April 2023
Decided
17 October 2023 · Approval with Conditions
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Rainham North
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received27 Apr
  2. Validated23 Aug
  3. Consult.16 Sep
  4. Target18 Oct
  5. Decided17 Oct

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Medway89% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application at Visitor Centre Riverside Country Park Greenspace 333 Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME7 2XH. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 173 days, 17 weeks longer than Medway's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 76 applications across Rainham North. We hold 1,804 applications in total for the ME7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
MC/23/1002
Address
Visitor Centre Riverside Country Park Greenspace 333 Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME7 2XH
Postcode
ME7 2XH
Local Authority
Medway
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Conditions
Ward
Rainham North

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Ethical Partnership
Agent Address
72 B Box Studios Stoddart Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 1AN

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
27 April 2023
Consultation Expiry
16 September 2023
Target Decision Date
18 October 2023
Date Decided
17 October 2023
Date Validated
23 August 2023
Date Submitted
27 April 2023
Consultation Start
25 August 2023
Consultation End
16 September 2023
Last Date for Comments
16 September 2023
Permission Expires
17 October 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
25 August 2023
Site Notice End
16 September 2023

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12116703
Comments
2
Documents
11
Constraints
4
Coordinates
51.384990, 0.596978
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Medway

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: The Black HouseOn or next to this site
  • SSSI: Tower Hill to Cockham Wood SSSIPart of the site
  • Special Protection Area: Medway Estuary & MarshesPart of the site
  • Ramsar wetland: Medway Estuary & MarshesPart of the site
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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, National Landscapes, Special Areas of Conservation, 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 2026-10-09. 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.

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