Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT

MC/26/0419Full ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 23 April 2026

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)5 conditions

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Proposal

Alterations to existing first floor level to provide additional unit

Received: 3 March 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: Medway Council
Ward: Rainham South West

ReceivedReceived3 Mar
ValidatedValidated3 Mar
Consult.Consultation27 Mar
TargetTarget Date28 Apr
DecidedDecided23 Apr

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Durland House 160 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8AT. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Medway's typical decision time. The site is in the Rainham conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications 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 8AT
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 March 2026
Consultation expiry: 10 April 2026
Consultation start: 6 March 2026
Consultation end: 27 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 6 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 27 March 2026
Last date for comments: 10 April 2026
Target decision date: 28 April 2026
Permission expires: 23 April 2029

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer: Tom Stubbs
Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 19 March 2026
Advertisement expiry: 2 April 2026
Site notice start: 18 March 2026
Site notice end: 10 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14744661
Documents: 14
Constraints: 7

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: RainhamPart of the site
Listed building: Grade II: Durland HouseOn this site
Heritage at Risk Register: RainhamPart of the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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, 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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Associated applications

2026
3 Mar
Alterations to existing first floor level to provide additional unit
This applicationApprovedFullMC/26/0419
2026
3 Mar
Listed building consent for alterations to existing first floor level to provide additional unit
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideMC/26/0420

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Medway

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