Planning application
249 Napier Road Gillingham Medway ME7 4LY
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - Cedar tree - remove branches up to a height of 6 to 7 metres.
As published by the council, reference CAN/26/1200
Application record
- Reference
- CAN/26/1200
- Status
- Unknown
- Received
- 11 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Watling
- Postcode
- ME7 4LY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Jun 2026
Received by Medway
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2 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Aug 2026
Status changed to Registered
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6 Sep 2026
Status changed to Unknown
Previously Registered.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Medway took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- TREE CA NOTIFICATION LETTER
- PHOTOGRAPH
- PHOTOGRAPH
- SKETCH PLAN
- REDACTED
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Medway for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Medway's median decision took 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Medway's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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