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Land Adjacent To 125 And 131 Burnham Walk Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 8RT

Granted Medway TPA/24/2176 TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

SO125BW - Hornbeam Removal of suckers and epicormic growth to a 6m height from ground level and if still necessary cut back branch extremities up to 2m from the building RO131 - Conifer Having the canopy a minimum of 2m from the building is desired. Branches marked are those requested to be removed. works will prevent squirrel access to the property roofs for a period of time via the trees

As published by the council, reference TPA/24/2176

Application record

Reference
TPA/24/2176
Type
TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees
Status
Conditions
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Received
22 Oct 2024
Validated
22 Oct 2024
Decided
19 Nov 2024
Ward
Rainham South East
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME8 8RT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Oct 2024

    Received by Medway

  2. 19 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Approval with Conditions

  3. 4 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

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.

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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