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Lower Lines Park Lower Lines Gillingham ME4 4HZ

Awaiting decision Medway CAN/26/1856

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

T1 - Hornbeam, T2- Horse Chestnut, T3 - Sycamore, T4 - Sycamore T5 Ash, T6 - Sycamore, T7 - Sycamore, T8 - Sycamore, - removal of the trees in sections. Larger trees will be felled, with additional Scrub Clearance.Scrubland, approximately 15m x 15m, near the main entrance to the park that is proposed for clearance. Within this area is a beech tree approximately 4 metres in height which is growing directly over the buried main entrance to HMS Wildfire. Removed by sectional felling from the base, with the material subsequently chipped and reused on site.

As published by the council, reference CAN/26/1856

Application record

Reference
CAN/26/1856
Status
Registered
Received
24 Sep 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Postcode
ME4 4HZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Sep 2026

    Received by Medway

  2. 7 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 December 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.

What 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

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