4 Lullingstone Close Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3TS

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• TPA/21/0553 Withdrawn

  4 Lullingstone Close Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3TS

  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

  Decided 19 Aug 2021 Trees

1. 15 Jul 2022

   Received by Medway

2. 16 May 2023

   Decision issued: Approval with Conditions

3. 21 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

• 4 Lullingstone Close Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3TS

  TPA/21/0553 Submitted 25 Feb 2021 50 yards away

  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

  Withdrawn Trees

• 1 Lullingstone Close Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3TS

  MC/25/1680 Submitted 18 Aug 2025 50 yards away

  70% 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 17 docs
  Small domestic

• 1 Lullingstone Close Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3TS

  TPA/25/2215 Submitted 11 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  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.

  Split decision Trees 1 doc

• 3 Lullingstone Close Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3TS

  TPA/26/1940 Submitted 8 Oct 2026 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~10 Dec

  T1 Sweet Chestnut. Location in rear garden 8.5m from house. Retain Crown Height - first Branch at 5m to south. Current crown spread to be reduced from 16M to 8M by reducing lower limbs to retain a minimum of 4m in each direction. Higher major limbs to a minimum of 3m to maintain shape and overlap to neighbouring Oak and Silver Birch (not residing in this property) Single lower crown branch to North to be removed to avoid contact with property and risk to squirrel infestation to loft. (see phot img_5566). Remaining northerly directed limbs which are 0.4M above the removed branch to be retained but reduced to 4M in line with the spread reduction. Reduce height from ground from approximately 16M to 12M to maintain shape. Reduce density by 25% which includes dead wood to assist with solar gain to the property. All cuts to be made at suitable growth points. Measurements taken from the centre point of the 4 stems.

  Awaiting decision

• 6 Lullingstone Close Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3TS

  TPA/21/0552 Submitted 25 Feb 2021 50 yards 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/26/2063 Submitted 26 Oct 2026 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~21 Dec

  Application for a Non Material Amendment on planning permission MC/26/0390 -to move dormer and increased in width.

  Awaiting decision Loft or dormer 5 docs

• 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

  Received 3 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/1623 Status unknown

  The Star Hotel Watling Street Gillingham Medway ME7 2AA

  T1 - Large ash - Crown lift to 4m above ground T2 - Ash - Crown lift to 4m above ground T3 - Lime -Crown lift to 4m above ground T4 - Ivy covered Cherry - Crown lift to 4m above ground T5 - Ash - Crown lift to 4m above ground G1 - All small shrubs/trees within fenced area - fell to near ground level

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 1 Sep 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/1597 Status unknown

  351 Maidstone Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 0HU

  T1 - Ash - Current dimensions height 18m crown spread 10m - reduce lateral growth to the south side of the tree by 2m back to previous pruning points to leave crown dimensions of height 18m and crown spread 8m.

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/1582 Status unknown

  8 Tyler Drive Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9LT

  T1 - Oak - Crown reduce the radial spread from 6.5m to no less than 5.5m (North), 4.5m to no less than 4.0m (East), 6.5m to no less than 5.5m (South) and 7.5m to no less than 6.5m (West), Crown lift to provide no more than 5.0m clearance above ground level by removing or shortening secondary branches and epicormic growth only, Reduce secondary growth only to provide up to 2m clearance from the roofs and walls of Nos. 6, 8 and 10 Tyler Drive and remove single branch

  Received 18 Aug, published by the council 19 Aug 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/1569 Status unknown

  Ashley House Spekes Road Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3RT

  T1 - Silver Birch - Fell

  Received 18 Aug, published by the council 1 Sep 2026 Trees