Planning application
15 Blowers Wood Grove Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3RD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 -Sweet Chestnut - multi-stem consisting of 6 stems, 3 western stems are dead. Reduce 3 live stems from 15m to 10m to alleviate adverse lean. T2 - Oak - Crown lift secondary branches to achieve 5m ground clearance. Prune southern canopy to clear roof by 2m. Thin canopy by 10%. Remove dead wood. Reasons for work - good urban forestry practice.
As published by the council, reference TPA/22/1477
Application record
- Reference
- TPA/22/1477
- Type
- TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees
- Status
- Conditions
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval with Conditions
- Received
- 13 Jun 2022
- Validated
- 14 Jun 2022
- Decided
- 16 May 2023
- Ward
- Hempstead And Wigmore Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- ME7 3RD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jun 2022
Received by Medway
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14 Jun 2022
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 May 2023
Decision issued: Approval with Conditions
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21 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Craig Chisholm Tree Surgery Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Chatham
Active · incorporated 2007 · Chatham
35 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 68% granted
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2 documents on file for this application
- CASE OFFICER REPORT
- TREES FELL/ PRUNE - APPR WITH CONDITIONS
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Medway granted permission on 16 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.
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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