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2 Chapel Lane Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3TD

Refused Medway TPA/22/0992 TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

T1- Oak tree - Branches are approximately 9 meters long, would like a Crown reduction by 30% (about 2.7meters length all round the tree) in order to keep tree branches away from property and from protruding into neighbours property. Remove 1 branch closest and overlapping house. Crown lift to allow more light in. Crown thinning by approximately 7 to 8 branches to alllow light into our and neighbours garden.

As published by the council, reference TPA/22/0992

Application record

Reference
TPA/22/0992
Type
TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
20 Apr 2022
Validated
20 Apr 2022
Decided
25 May 2023
Ward
Hempstead And Wigmore Ward
Postcode
ME7 3TD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Medway register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • TPA/26/1163 Decided

    2 Chapel Lane Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3TD

    T01 Oak - Lift canopy of tree by removal of epicormic growth from main stem to a height of 6m above ground level (Tree height 16m, removing 6m, retaining 10m). Remove limb at 7m above ground level to North East. Removing pendulous section of limb which grows towards chimney stack (removing 5m section retaining 9m limb). Remove major deadwood

    Decided 4 Aug 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Apr 2022

    Received by Medway

  2. 25 May 2023

    Decision issued: Refusal

  3. 1 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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8 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Medway refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

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.

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