Octavia Spekes Road Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3RS

1. 9 Oct 2024

   Received by Medway

2. 19 Nov 2024

   Decision issued: Approval with Conditions

3. 31 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Medway granted permission on 19 November 2024, 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.

• Hedgerows Spekes Road Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3RS

  MC/21/1597 Submitted 28 May 2021 50 yards away

  Construction of porch to front together with associated external alterations

  Granted Householder Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• Glenside Spekes Road Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3RS

  TPA/25/1903 Submitted 24 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  T01 - Hornbeam - Reduce section of canopy which overhangs garage by no more than 30% (Lateral Spread 7m removing up to 2.5m retaining 4.5m) T02 - Ash - Prune away from streetlight to give 2m clearance and reduce limb to West by removal of regrowth/epicormic shoots to minimise lateral weigh T03 - Hornbeam - Lift over public highway to give 5m ground clearance

  Decided Trees 5 docs

• Acorn Lodge Spekes Road Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3RS

  MC/21/1754 Submitted 14 Jun 2021 100 yards away

  Construction of a two storey extension to rear.

  Granted Householder Extension 7 docs
  Domestic

• 20 Grassy Glade Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3RR

  TPA/20/2216 Submitted 9 Sep 2020 150 yards away

  T1 Beech. Crown lift to a height no greater than 6m above ground level, removing the two primary branches with a diameter of circa 75mm that originate below this height T2 Beech. Crown lift to a height no greater than 6m above ground level T3 Beech. Crown lift to a height no greater than 5m above ground level

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 17 Grassy Glade Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3RR

  MC/21/1936 Submitted 29 Jun 2021 150 yards away

  Construction of a first floor front extension

  Granted Householder Extension 7 docs
  Domestic

• 6 Pippin Croft Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3SH

  MC/23/0717 Submitted 23 Mar 2023 200 yards away

  Construction of a single storey side/rear extension - demolition of existing conservatory

  Granted Householder Extension Demolition 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 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