8 Marquis Drive Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3DR

This site has had 6 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.

• TPA/26/1914 Awaiting decision

  8 Marquis Drive Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3DR

  T1 - Cherry tree located in the rear garden of 8 Marquis Drive, Hempstead, Kent. ME7 3DR. The proposal is to reduce height by 1m. Current height estimate 8m leaving at 7m. Reduce radial spread over garden back to the boundary 1.5m growth north to be removed. Reduce radial spread South by 1.5m. Cut back to No.10, 12 and 14 Marquis Drive boundary.

  Submitted 5 Oct 2026
• TPA/26/1316 Decided

  8 Marquis Drive Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3DR

  T4 - Cherry tree - Remove dead branches from within crown; Crown radius will remain same.

  Decided 5 Aug 2026
• TPA/25/1698 Decided

  8 Marquis Drive Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3DR

  T1 - Fir - Reduce height by 1m leaving at 3m T2 - Fir- Fell T3 - Fir- Reduce height by 1m leaving at 3m

  Decided 26 Sep 2025
• CAN/25/1698 Granted

  8 Marquis Drive Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3DR

  T1 - Fir - Reduce height by 1m leaving at 3m T2 - Fir- Fell T3 - Fir- Reduce height by 1m leaving at 3m

  Decided 26 Sep 2025 Trees
• TPA/22/1782 Granted

  8 Marquis Drive Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3DR

  T1- Fir- Reduce height by 1 M from 4M to 3M T2- Fir- Reduce height by 1 M from 4M to 3M T3- Fir- Reduce height by 1 M from 4M to 3M T4- Whitebeam- Reduce to finished crown 5M in height above ground level and a 2.5M crown radius measured from the trunk, removing up to 1M of growth from the height and 1M growth from radial spread (to reduce overhang/obstruction of adjacent road) T5- Cherry- Reduce to finished crown 6M in height above ground level and a 3M crown radius measured from the trunk, removing up to 1M of growth from the height and 1M growth from radial spread (to reduce overhang/obstruction of adjacent road) T6- Spruce- Fell: Excessive shading and intrusion into garden. Low amenity value. Tree was originally planted as part of a rockery but has grown out of all proportion - 8M in height and 4M radial spread. T7- Hazel- Fell: Excessive shading, low amenity value, tree with many stems growing within 0.25M of boundary wall likely to cause structural damage to same. 6M in height and 4M radial spread (Overhanging No10 garden and restricting light to same). T8- Oak- No proposed work T9- Olive- No proposed work

  Decided 16 May 2023 Trees

1. 10 Jul 2026

   Received by Medway

2. 27 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 5 Aug 2026

   Decision issued: Approval with Conditions

Medway granted permission on 5 August 2026, 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.

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.

• 8 Marquis Drive Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3DR

  CAN/25/1698 Submitted 21 Aug 2025 50 yards away

  T1 - Fir - Reduce height by 1m leaving at 3m T2 - Fir- Fell T3 - Fir- Reduce height by 1m leaving at 3m

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 8 Marquis Drive Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3DR

  TPA/22/1782 Submitted 19 Jul 2022 50 yards away

  T1- Fir- Reduce height by 1 M from 4M to 3M T2- Fir- Reduce height by 1 M from 4M to 3M T3- Fir- Reduce height by 1 M from 4M to 3M T4- Whitebeam- Reduce to finished crown 5M in height above ground level and a 2.5M crown radius measured from the trunk, removing up to 1M of growth from the height and 1M growth from radial spread (to reduce overhang/obstruction of adjacent road) T5- Cherry- Reduce to finished crown 6M in height above ground level and a 3M crown radius measured from the trunk, removing up to 1M of growth from the height and 1M growth from radial spread (to reduce overhang/obstruction of adjacent road) T6- Spruce- Fell: Excessive shading and intrusion into garden. Low amenity value. Tree was originally planted as part of a rockery but has grown out of all proportion - 8M in height and 4M radial spread. T7- Hazel- Fell: Excessive shading, low amenity value, tree with many stems growing within 0.25M of boundary wall likely to cause structural damage to same. 6M in height and 4M radial spread (Overhanging No10 garden and restricting light to same). T8- Oak- No proposed work T9- Olive- No proposed work

  Granted Trees 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 8 Marquis Drive Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3DR

  TPA/26/1914 Submitted 5 Oct 2026 50 yards away

  71% historically approved · decision due ~30 Nov

  T1 - Cherry tree located in the rear garden of 8 Marquis Drive, Hempstead, Kent. ME7 3DR. The proposal is to reduce height by 1m. Current height estimate 8m leaving at 7m. Reduce radial spread over garden back to the boundary 1.5m growth north to be removed. Reduce radial spread South by 1.5m. Cut back to No.10, 12 and 14 Marquis Drive boundary.

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 8 Marquis Drive Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3DR

  TPA/25/1698 Submitted 21 Aug 2025 50 yards away

  T1 - Fir - Reduce height by 1m leaving at 3m T2 - Fir- Fell T3 - Fir- Reduce height by 1m leaving at 3m

  Decided 4 docs

• 8 Marquis Drive Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3DR

  TPA/26/1316 Submitted 10 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  T4 - Cherry tree - Remove dead branches from within crown; Crown radius will remain same.

  Decided Trees 1 doc

• 9 Marquis Drive Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3DR

  MC/26/1099 Submitted 11 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of a single storey rear extension.

  Decided Extension Demolition 6 docs
  Small domestic

• TPA/26/1690 Status unknown

  215 Ballens Road Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8PH

  T1- Oak - crown reduce by approximately 10%, removing approximately 1 metre from the outer branch tips, pruning back to suitable growth points. Reduce the overall height and lateral spread accordingly. Remove epicormic growth from the main stem and primary scaffold branches, together with small unwanted secondary growth within the crown. Remove deadwood throughout the crown. Height after tree work 15m, crown radius approximately 4 metres south, 4 metres north, 3.5 metres east and 4 metres west Overall lateral crown spread approximately 9 metres north to south and 7.5 metres east to west Crown clearance from ground: approximately 6 metres, unchanged from the existing crown lift

  Received 3 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/1623 Status unknown

  The Star Hotel Watling Street Gillingham Medway ME7 2AA

  T1 - Large ash - Crown lift to 4m above ground T2 - Ash - Crown lift to 4m above ground T3 - Lime -Crown lift to 4m above ground T4 - Ivy covered Cherry - Crown lift to 4m above ground T5 - Ash - Crown lift to 4m above ground G1 - All small shrubs/trees within fenced area - fell to near ground level

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 1 Sep 2026 Trees
• CAN/26/1611 Status unknown

  Lampard Centre Sally Port Gardens Brompton Gillingham Medway ME7 5BU

  Sycamore (G2) - Dismantle declining tree to maintain as 6m monolith Ash (G9) - Fell declining tree with Ash dieback Lime (2) - Raise low canopy to 3m. Tree impacting footpath (Tag 0322) Sycamore (11) - Raise low canopy to 3m (Tag 0658) Sycamore (26) - Raise low canopy over road to 6m (Tag 0598) Ash (98) - Fell to declining tree to ground level (Tag 0376) Robinia (120) - Prune from building to give 2m clearance (Tag 0940) Sycamore (135) - Fell declining tree to safe height Sycamore (136) - Raise low canopy to 4m (Tag 0389) Sycamore (137) - Raise low canopy to 4m (Tag 0396) Sycamore (139) - Raise low canopy to 4m (Tag 0891) Sycamore (140) - Raise low canopy to 4m (Tag 0890) Sycamore (141) - Raise low canopy to 4m (Tag 0862) Sycamore (142) - Raise low canopy to 4m (Tag 0395) Holm oak (167) - Reduce canopy to south by 3m. Tree is heavily leaning towards property (Tag 0379) Copper beech (170) Raise low canopy to 2.5m (Tag 0852) Beech (171) - Raise low canopy to 2.5m (Tag 0394) Beech (172) - Raise low canopy to 2.5m (Tag 0849) Holly (174) - Raise low canopy to 2m (Tag 0800) Sycamore (178) - Raise low canopy to 2.5m (Tag 0404) Horse chestnut (182) - Raise low canopy to 5m over road (Tag 0407) Horse chestnut (183) - Raise low canopy to 5m over road (Tag 0408) Horse chestnut (184) - Raise low canopy to 5m over road (Tag 0409) Horse chestnut (189) - Raise low canopy to 3m (Tag 0412) Ash (192) - Raise low canopy to 3m (Tag 0415) Sycamore (200) - Reduce height of tree by 7m to a completed height of 8m. Tree has significant decay in base and main fork and is hollow sounding (Tag 0421) Sycamore (202) - Fell declining tree to a safe height of 4-5m. Tree in natural decline. Sycamore (203) - Fell declining tree to ground level (Tag 0422) Lime (205) - Raise low canopy to 6m over road (Tag 0424) Lime (206) - Raise low canopy to 6m over road (Tag 0425) Lime (208) - Raise low canopy to 6m over road

  Received 22 Aug, published by the council 25 Aug 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/1597 Status unknown

  351 Maidstone Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 0HU

  T1 - Ash - Current dimensions height 18m crown spread 10m - reduce lateral growth to the south side of the tree by 2m back to previous pruning points to leave crown dimensions of height 18m and crown spread 8m.

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/1582 Status unknown

  8 Tyler Drive Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9LT

  T1 - Oak - Crown reduce the radial spread from 6.5m to no less than 5.5m (North), 4.5m to no less than 4.0m (East), 6.5m to no less than 5.5m (South) and 7.5m to no less than 6.5m (West), Crown lift to provide no more than 5.0m clearance above ground level by removing or shortening secondary branches and epicormic growth only, Reduce secondary growth only to provide up to 2m clearance from the roofs and walls of Nos. 6, 8 and 10 Tyler Drive and remove single branch

  Received 18 Aug, published by the council 19 Aug 2026 Trees