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Merlin House Central Avenue Chatham Maritime Gillingham Medway

Granted Medway CAN/21/2017 CA - Prune and/or Fell Trees

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T1 Crown reduce from a height of 13.5m to a height of 12.0m and to a radial spread of 3.0m north (from 4.1m); 5.0m east (from 7.2m); 3.0m south (from 4.5m) & 5.0m west (from 5.8m). See residual radial crown spread on attached plan. T2 Crown reduce to a radial spread of 4.0m north (from 6.0m); 3.5m east (from 4.7m); 3.5m south (from 4.9m) & 4.0m west (from 6.0m). Crown lift to a height of 6m above ground level. No change to height of tree. See residual radial crown spread on attached plan.

As published by the council, reference CAN/21/2017

Application record

Reference
CAN/21/2017
Type
CA - Prune and/or Fell Trees
Status
Permitted
Decision
Raise No Objection
Received
7 Jul 2021
Validated
7 Jul 2021
Decided
20 Aug 2021
Ward
River Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Jul 2021

    Received by Medway

  2. 20 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  3. 20 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

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What this grant of permission means

Medway granted permission on 20 August 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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