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40 Mierscourt Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8JE

MC/26/0341HouseholderApproved

Approved on 16 April 2026

Council decision: Approval with Conditions4 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Construction of a two storey side extension, (demolition of existing single story extension), construction of a new single story rear extension. (demolition of conservatory and, porch) and erection of new porch to front of the property. and demolition of detached garage, shed and driveway in rear garden, and replaced with grass garden. Recladding of 2nd story exterior with composite grey cladding, render ground floor exterior with cream render to match features of attached and surrounding houses.

Received
22 February 2026
Ward
Rainham South West
  1. Received22 Feb
  2. Validated22 Feb
  3. Consult.24 Mar
  4. Target19 Apr
  5. Decided16 Apr

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 40 Mierscourt Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8JE. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Medway's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 64 applications across Rainham South West. We hold 802 applications in total for the ME8 postcode area.

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

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Application details

Postcode
ME8 8JE
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Available

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 February 2026
Consultation expiry
24 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
3 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
24 March 2026
Last date for comments
24 March 2026
Target decision date
19 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Jonathon Simon
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14376161
Comments
0
Documents
6
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

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.

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