215 Ballens Road Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8PH

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

• 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

  Submitted 3 Sep 2026 Trees

1. 17 May 2022

   Received by Medway

2. 26 May 2023

   Decision issued: Approval with Conditions

3. 1 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Medway granted permission on 26 May 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.

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• 215 Ballens Road Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8PH

  TPA/26/1690 Submitted 3 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~2 Nov

  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

  Status unknown Trees 7 docs

• Land To The Side Of 122 Ballens Road Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8PH

  TPA/24/2331 Submitted 13 Nov 2024 50 yards away

  T1 (URN 4150) - Quercus robur - Cut back tertiary and secondary branches and epicormics to allow a 2m radial clearance from building T2 (URN 4151) - Quercus robur - Cut back tertiary and secondary branches and epicormics to allow a 2m radial clearance from building T3 (URN 4152) - Quercus robur - Cut back tertiary and secondary branches and epicormics to allow a 2m radial clearance from building T4 (URN 4153) - Quercus robur - Cut back tertiary and secondary branches to allow a 2m radial clearance from building

  Refused Trees 4 docs

• 10 Dane Close Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8QJ

  MC/25/2333 Submitted 27 Nov 2025 100 yards away

  Construction of front extension to replace existing carport

  Decided Extension 7 docs

• Hallwood House Kestrel Road Lordswood Chatham Medway

  MC/22/1844 Submitted 25 Jul 2022 150 yards away

  Details pursuant to condition 4 (Suds) on planning permission MC/20/0221 for the Demolition of existing residential accommodation and construction of a part 3 storey part 5 storey block comprising of forty one 1-bedroom and five 2-bedroom units for occupation by people over 55 years with associated works, car parking and landscaping.

  Granted Conditions Demolition 8 docs

• 17 Dane Close Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8QJ

  MC/23/0516 Submitted 1 Mar 2023 150 yards away

  Construction of a garage to front and re-positioning of front door - removal of existing carport

  Granted Householder 6 docs
  Domestic

• Former Hallwood House Kestrel Road Lordswood Chatham Medway

  MC/23/0833 Submitted 5 Apr 2023 150 yards away

  Details pursuant to condition 16 (external lighting) on planning permission MC/20/0221 for Demolition of existing residential accommodation and construction of a part 3 storey part 5 storey block comprising of forty one 1-bedroom and five 2-bedroom units for occupation by people over 55 years with associated works, car parking and landscaping

  Granted Conditions 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