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The Black House Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME7 2XH

MC/25/0190HouseholderRefused

Proposal

Removal of part of the boundary hedge, installation of a wooden farm gate and drop kerb and a permeable gravel parking area to create additional parking.

Received
3 February 2025
Decided
2 April 2025 · Refusal
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Rainham North
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received3 Feb
  2. Validated5 Feb
  3. Consult.27 Feb
  4. Target2 Apr
  5. Decided2 Apr

Decided in 56 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 The Black House 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 58 days. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. 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/25/0190
Address
The Black House Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME7 2XH
Postcode
ME7 2XH
Local Authority
Medway
Application Type
Householder
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Ward
Rainham North

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
3 February 2025
Consultation Expiry
6 March 2025
Target Decision Date
2 April 2025
Date Decided
2 April 2025
Date Validated
5 February 2025
Date Submitted
3 February 2025
Consultation Start
6 February 2025
Consultation End
27 February 2025
Neighbour Consultation Start
7 February 2025
Neighbour Consultation End
28 February 2025
Last Date for Comments
6 March 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Refusal
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
20 February 2025
Advertisement Expiry
6 March 2025
Site Notice Start
13 February 2025
Site Notice End
6 March 2025

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13745764
Comments
1
Documents
9
Coordinates
51.384167, 0.594776
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Appeal History

3367281
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 12 September 2025Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Source: Medway

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Planning constraints

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

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

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, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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© 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.

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