23 Hopewell Drive Princes Park Chatham Medway ME5 7NW

1. 9 Nov 2021

   Received by Medway

2. 3 Dec 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 17 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: Approval with Conditions

4. 20 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Medway granted permission on 17 April 2023, 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.

• Kingsdale Court Hopewell Drive Princes Park Chatham Medway ME5 7NN

  TPA/25/1665 Submitted 14 Aug 2025 50 yards away

  T1 - Walnut (Juglans) - Reduce northwestern primary stem to 6m from ground level to leave 1m stems from upper unions at approx. 5m, Reduce height of main southeastern stem to 1m above union to match and balance crown shape.

  Decided 4 docs

• 18 - 26 And 38 - 49 Glenwood Close Princes Park Chatham Medway ME5 7NR

  MC/25/1662 Submitted 14 Aug 2025 100 yards away

  Repairs works to the roof verge (fillet), replacement of windows to dwellings and communal areas, external facade repairs to render, brickwork and external decorations, repairs to rainwater pipes and full clearance, wash down of roofs, soffit, fascia and external hard standing and tidying of existing cables mounted externally

  Decided Windows or glazing 25 docs

• 2 Glenwood Close Chatham Kent ME5 7NR

  MC/04/0968 Submitted 30 Apr 2004 100 yards away

  Construction of single storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 1 doc
  Small domestic

• 90 Wiltshire Close Princes Park Chatham Medway ME5 7SS

  MC/24/2420 Submitted 28 Nov 2024 150 yards away

  Raising of roof height together with installation of second floor windows front and rear and roof lights to both sides to provide additional living accommodation within roof space and construction of a single storey side extension

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 89 Settington Avenue Wayfield Chatham Medway ME5 0AG

  MC/21/2420 Submitted 13 Aug 2021 150 yards away

  Engineering works to facilitate the construction of retaining walls, hardstanding and vehicle crossover to the front

  Granted Householder 6 docs
  Domestic

• Southern House Capstone Road Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 7QA

  MC/23/0602 Submitted 10 Mar 2023 200 yards away

  Details pursuant to condition 9 (contamination - remediation work) on planning permission MC/21/2669 - Variation of conditions 1 (approved plans), 2 (boundary treatment), 11 (parking), 13 (parking management plan), 15 (Secure by design) and 17 (Noise attenuation measures) on planning permission MC/20/1847 (Variation of conditions 2, 3, 6 and 16 on planning permission MC/15/3743 (which was a Variation of condition 2 to allow a minor material amendment to planning permission MC/14/2737 (Demolition of redundant office and laboratory buildings and construction of 71 x three-bedroom houses; 11 x four-bedroom houses; 12 x one-bedroom flats; 8 x two-bedroom flats and 8 x three bedroom flats together with 193 car parking spaces and associated landscaping))) to allow further minor material amendments

  Granted Conditions New dwelling Demolition 4 docs

• TPA/26/1726 Status unknown

  16 Barlow Close Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9NF

  T1 - Conifer - fell to ground T2 - Conifer - fell to ground. The replacement trees will be some ornamental Acer

  Received 8 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/1731 Status unknown

  242 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6JN

  T20 London Plane. Repollard to uppermost pollard heads at approximately 6.5m above ground level. Pollard heads not to be damaged, but all branches above pollard heads to be removed. T21 Lime. Repollard to uppermost pollard heads at approximately 6.0m above ground level. Pollard heads not to be damaged, but all branches above pollard heads to be removed. T22 Lime. Repollard to uppermost pollard heads at approximately 6.5m above ground level. Pollard heads not to be damaged, but all branches above pollard heads to be removed. Reason for works are to maintain the trees under their established pollarding regime by reducing the current regrowth back to the existing historic pollard knuckles, thereby maintaining their size, form and structural condition.

  Received 8 Sep, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/1710 Status unknown

  114 Bredhurst Road Wigmore Gillingham Medway ME8 0QT

  T1 - Beech Tree - fell to ground (Exempt Work) T2 - Sweet Chestnut -fell to ground

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/1714 Status unknown

  Land Fronting 27 Lubbock Walk Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9QS

  URN 15637 (T1) Oak - Crown lift to 3m from ground level to provide sufficient clearance over the footpath URN 15640 (T2) - Oak - Crown lift to 3m from ground level to provide sufficient clearance over the footpath

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/1694 Status unknown

  8 Dixwell Close Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9TB

  T1. Oak - Reduce height and radial spread by 2m. Current height 16m leaving at 14m. Current radius 9m leaving at 7m. The tree recent hard a large limb failure which subsequently hit and ripped out a further two large limbs which fell into the garage and on top of the adjacent garage. The loss of these branches has left a large hole in the canopy. It looks as though the tree has recently been crown thinned.

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Trees