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618 Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7TX

MC/26/1096HouseholderApproved

Approved on 13 August 2026

Council decision: Approval with Conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conversion of loft with dormer to the rear, gable end roof and rooflight to the front.

Received
10 June 2026
Ward
Rainham North
  1. Received10 Jun
  2. Validated16 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target5 Aug
  5. Decided13 Aug

Decided in 58 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 618 Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7TX. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days longer than Medway's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 80 applications across Rainham North. 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 7TX
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Available

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 June 2026
Target decision date
5 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
71 Orchard Street Rainham Gillingham ME8 9AE

Planning decision

Case officer
Justin Kazembe
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14999510
Comments
0
Documents
9
Constraints
4

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.

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