Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

4 Lullingstone Close Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3TS

Withdrawn Medway TPA/21/0553 TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees

Works: Trees

Withdrawn before a decision, so it carries no planning weight. A revised scheme can be submitted at any time.

Proposal

Sweet Chestnut (T1) - crown lift secondary branches to achieve 5.5m ground clearance. Remove dead wood Oak (T2) - crown lift secondary branches to achieve 5m ground clearance. Thin canopy by 10%. Remove dead wood

As published by the council, reference TPA/21/0553

Application record

Reference
TPA/21/0553
Type
TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees
Status
Withdrawn
Decision
Withdrawn by Applicant
Received
25 Feb 2021
Validated
25 Feb 2021
Decided
19 Aug 2021
Ward
Hempstead And Wigmore Ward
Postcode
ME7 3TS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Feb 2021

    Received by Medway

  2. 19 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Withdrawn by Applicant

  3. 20 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Chatham

9 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils

Trade members see who it is, their full track record, and every application they have filed.

See who's behind it

What withdrawal means

The process from here

The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.

The applicant is free to submit a revised application at any time, and many withdrawn schemes return in amended form, so the site is worth watching if the proposal affected you.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

More on trees applications in our guide

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 1 Lullingstone Close Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3TS

    MC/25/1680 Submitted 18 Aug 2025 16m away

    89% historically approved · decision due ~15 Oct

    Construction of a part two storey rear extension, and loft conversion along with the erection of front porch.

    Awaiting decision Extension Loft or dormer
    Small domestic
  • 1 Lullingstone Close Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3TS

    TPA/25/2215 Submitted 11 Nov 2025 16m away

    89% historically approved · decision due ~9 Jan

    T1 - Monterey Cypress - whole crown reduction to provide sufficient clearance to property and light into property. Before work height 15m to 11.5m after. Before work width 9m to 6.7m after. T2 - Chestnut - whole crown reduction by half to allow sunlight into property for solar panels as this tree is casting the most shade. Before work height 15m to 7.5m after. before work width 10.6m to 5.4m after. T3 - Row of Cypress trees - underneath chestnut height reduction/re-levelled to 6m from ground level and trim back property side only. To maintain into a dense hedge.

    Awaiting decision Trees
  • 6 Lullingstone Close Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3TS

    TPA/21/0552 Submitted 25 Feb 2021 35m away

    Oak (T1) - Remove epicormic growth up to 6m above tree base. Thin canopy by 10%. Remove dead wood

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • 24 Lambsfrith Grove Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3RU

    MC/26/0390 Submitted 27 Feb 2026 53m away

    89% historically approved · decision due ~28 Apr

    Side and rear extension with front dormer

    Decided Extension Loft or dormer
  • Alandale 8 Houghton Avenue Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3RY

    TPA/21/2623 Submitted 7 Sep 2021 59m away

    T2 Sweet Chestnut (stems B, D & E) Crown lift to no more than 5m above ground level. T3 Sweet Chestnut (stems F, G, H, I, J, K & L) Crown lift to no more than 5m above ground level.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • Alandale 8 Houghton Avenue Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3RY

    TPA/23/0403 Submitted 17 Feb 2023 61m away

    T1 - Cherry (A) - Fell T2 - Oak (B) - Fell

    Granted Trees 2 docs

In Medway

  • CAN/26/1316 Granted

    8 Marquis Drive Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3DR

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

    10 Jul 2026 Trees
  • TPA/26/0901 Granted

    Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre Hempstead Valley Drive Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3PD

    Works to tree numbers: 2, 5, 10, 18, 30 and 769, as set out in survey. Works to tree numbers - 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54 and 9763 as set out in survey are considered exempt works.

    12 May 2026 Trees
  • TPA/26/0533 Granted

    36 Hickory Dell Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3SL

    T1 - Sycamore - Reduce height by 2m leaving 18m, reduce East side by 1.5m leaving 8.5m and reduce West side by 1.5m leaving 9m T2 - Ash - Reduce East limb by 1.5m leaving 8m, reduce West limb by 1.5m leaving 11m and reduce South limb by 1.5m leaving 8m T3 - Beech - Reduce height by 2m leaving 18m T4 - Beech - Reduce height by 2m leaving 18m and prune back West side by 1m leaving 3.5m away from road and lamppost

    16 Mar 2026 Trees
  • TPA/26/0616 Status unknown

    123 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6JA

    T1 - The Oak - Remove all deadwood bigger than 25mm diameter throughout the crown . Remove dead, dying, or dangerous limbs. No reduction to height or crown spread

    30 Mar 2026 Trees
  • CAN/26/0223 Granted

    16 The Rise Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3SS

    Silver Birch Trees (SB) - SB1- reduce height by 25%. Crown lift to 3m clearance over driveway. Remove major dead wood/crossing branches. SB2 - remove dead wood. SB3, SB4, SB5 - reduce height by 25%. Cut back total of 4 branches to give 3m clearance from property. Cut back lowest branches growing over pavement and road. Remove major dead wood.

    8 Feb 2026 Trees