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Land To The Side Of 122 Ballens Road Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8PH

Refused Medway TPA/24/2331 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 (URN 4150) - Quercus robur - Cut back tertiary and secondary branches and epicormics to allow a 2m radial clearance from building T2 (URN 4151) - Quercus robur - Cut back tertiary and secondary branches and epicormics to allow a 2m radial clearance from building T3 (URN 4152) - Quercus robur - Cut back tertiary and secondary branches and epicormics to allow a 2m radial clearance from building T4 (URN 4153) - Quercus robur - Cut back tertiary and secondary branches to allow a 2m radial clearance from building

As published by the council, reference TPA/24/2331

Application record

Reference
TPA/24/2331
Type
TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refusal
Received
13 Nov 2024
Validated
13 Nov 2024
Decided
25 Nov 2024
Ward
Lordswood & Walderslade
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME5 8PH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Nov 2024

    Received by Medway

  2. 25 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Refusal

  3. 4 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Medway refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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