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27 Lubbock Walk Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9QS

Refused Medway TPA/23/0303 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 - Fell and reduced to stump - (Replacement species to be discussed during application process) T2 - Oak - Fell and reduced to stump - (Replacement species to be discussed during application process)

As published by the council, reference TPA/23/0303

Application record

Reference
TPA/23/0303
Type
TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refusal
Received
8 Feb 2023
Validated
15 Feb 2023
Decided
5 Apr 2023
Ward
Rainham South Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME8 9QS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Feb 2023

    Received by Medway

  2. 15 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 4 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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