Planning application
1 Maritime Court Dock Road Chatham Medway ME4 4FH
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
G1 - Sycamore - Crown lift 4 meters and remove broken dead limbs from trees over the car parking bays. Crown lift all trees to 3 meters on the banks to allow clear sight and unimpeded access for work to the banks. T1- Sycamore - Clear BT lines and building of tree limbs to give at least 2 meters clearance where possible reducing lateral limbs by approx. 2 meters G2 - Elderberry and Sycamores - Fell self-set trees T2- Sycamore - Crown lift to 5 meters.
As published by the council, reference CAN/26/0630
Application record
- Reference
- CAN/26/0630
- Status
- Unknown
- Received
- 31 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 10 Apr 2026
- Postcode
- ME4 4FH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Mar 2026
Received by Medway
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10 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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