Planning application
St Augustine Of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Deanwood Drive Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9NP
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
T11-Sweet Chestnut - Raise canopy to achieve 5m ground clearance to alleviate low hanging encroachment towards neighbouring garden. T1-Oak - Crown lift to southern canopy to achieve 5m ground clearance to alleviate low hanging encroachment.
As published by the council, reference TPA/25/1654
Application record
- Reference
- TPA/25/1654
- Status
- Decided
- Received
- 13 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 22 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Rainham South East
- Postcode
- ME8 9NP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Medway register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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TPA/26/1185 Decided
St Augustine Of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Deanwood Drive Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9NP
T1 - Robinia - Remove major dead wood T2 - Beech - Crown lift to achieve 2.5m ground clearance over playground G1 - Mixed group - Prune to clear building by 2m. Crown lift to achieve 2.5m ground clearance over footpaths and 5.2m over road G2 - Mixed woodland - Crown lift to achieve 3.5m ground clearance over playground to alleviate marquee encroachment. Crown lift to achieve 5.2m ground clearance over road. Remove major dead wood. G3 - Mixed group - Prune Ash tree to clear buildings by 2m. Light prune perimeter specimens to back to footpath boundary to alleviate encroachment G4 - Mixed row - Crown lift to achieve 2.5m ground clearance over playground and abrasive dead wood generation G5 - L Cypress x 4 - Fell due to continuous foliage shredding over playground and abrasive dead wood generation G6 - Mixed woodland - Crown lift secondary branches to achieve 4.5m ground clearance over playing field to alleviate low, pendulous encroachment and risk of limb failure. Prune to clear adjacent western garage block by 2m. Remove major dead wood.
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TPA/23/0672 Granted
St Augustine Of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Deanwood Drive Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9NP
T040 - Mixed Species (Group of 10 stems) - Raise low branches to a height of 5 metres and cut back to fenceline over canopy T50 - Hornbeam/Chestnut - Crown lift to 5.2m for highway clearance T94 - Hornbeam - Crown lift to 3m above shed roof T95 - False Acacia - Cut back crown to allow 4 metres clearance from building removing 3 metres of growth T100 - Oak - Crown lift to 5.2m from building T101 - Sweet Chestnut x 2 - Crown lift to 5.2m from building T104 - Sweet Chestnut x 3 - Cut back the canopy leaving 2m clearance from buildings
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Aug 2025
Received by Medway
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22 Oct 2025
Decision issued
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
St Augustine of Canterbury CP School Agent
1 application on PlanIndex
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3 documents on file for this application
- TREES FELL/ PRUNE - APPR WITH CONDITIONS
- REDACTED
- ST AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY CPS 14-4-25 MAP
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St Augustine Of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Deanwood Drive Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9NP
T1 - Robinia - Remove major dead wood T2 - Beech - Crown lift to achieve 2.5m ground clearance over playground G1 - Mixed group - Prune to clear building by 2m. Crown lift to achieve 2.5m ground clearance over footpaths and 5.2m over road G2 - Mixed woodland - Crown lift to achieve 3.5m ground clearance over playground to alleviate marquee encroachment. Crown lift to achieve 5.2m ground clearance over road. Remove major dead wood. G3 - Mixed group - Prune Ash tree to clear buildings by 2m. Light prune perimeter specimens to back to footpath boundary to alleviate encroachment G4 - Mixed row - Crown lift to achieve 2.5m ground clearance over playground and abrasive dead wood generation G5 - L Cypress x 4 - Fell due to continuous foliage shredding over playground and abrasive dead wood generation G6 - Mixed woodland - Crown lift secondary branches to achieve 4.5m ground clearance over playing field to alleviate low, pendulous encroachment and risk of limb failure. Prune to clear adjacent western garage block by 2m. Remove major dead wood.
Decided Trees 3 docs -
St Augustine Of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Deanwood Drive Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9NP
T040 - Mixed Species (Group of 10 stems) - Raise low branches to a height of 5 metres and cut back to fenceline over canopy T50 - Hornbeam/Chestnut - Crown lift to 5.2m for highway clearance T94 - Hornbeam - Crown lift to 3m above shed roof T95 - False Acacia - Cut back crown to allow 4 metres clearance from building removing 3 metres of growth T100 - Oak - Crown lift to 5.2m from building T101 - Sweet Chestnut x 2 - Crown lift to 5.2m from building T104 - Sweet Chestnut x 3 - Cut back the canopy leaving 2m clearance from buildings
Granted Trees 4 docsSmall domestic -
12 Plomley Close Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9UN
T1 - Oak - Remove epicormic growth up to 6m above tree base, Thin canopy by 15% and Remove dead wood
Decided Trees 4 docs -
2 Plomley Close Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9UN
T1. Oak - Reduce height and radial spread by 2m. Current height 16m leaving at 14m. Current radius 10m leaving at 8m. Crown lift to 6m from ground level. T2. Oak - Reduce height and radial spread by 2m. Current height 16m leaving at 14m. Current radius 10m leaving at 8m. Crown lift to 6m from ground level.
Split decision Trees 3 docs -
Land To The Side Of 59 Clavell Close Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9ND
T19067 - Silver birch - Cut back to provide 2.0m clearance of property T19069 - Oak - Crown lift to provide 3.0m from ground level by removing secondary branches T19070 - Oak - Remove epicormic growth from main stem up to a height of 4.0m T19072 - Sweet chestnut - Crown lift to provide 3.0m from ground level by removing secondary branches T19073 - Oak - Remove epicormic growth from main stem up to a height of 4.0m T19075 - Sweet chestnut - Remove basal growth T19077 and T19078 - Birch - Remove self sets around base to aid better tree in section (hazel, laurel, hawthorn) Self-sewn trees growing within 1.5m of the south west side of the wall that separates open space from Deanwood Drive - Remove
Granted Trees 3 docs -
Land Adjacent To Roads And Car Parking Areas At Clavell Close Parkwood Gillingham ME8 9NB
T001 - Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) - remove epicormic growth from main stem from 3m to 8m to increase light and improve form of tree. T002 - Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) - remove epicormic growth from main stem from 0.3m to 8m to increase light and improve form of trees - Remove deadwood - greater than 25 mm. , T003 - Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) - remove epicormic growth from main stem from 0.5m to 6m to increase light and improve form of trees. Remove basal growth and crown lift to 5.2 m for highway clearance. Remove deadwood greater than 25 mm. Prune branches encroaching onto adjacent property to achieve 3m clearance. Reduce lateral growth over road on North and North Western sides from 7m to 6m to balance crown and reduce weight over road. T004 - Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) - Crown lift to 7m from ground level. Remove deadwood greater than 25 mm. Reduce lateral growth on all sides from 12m to 9m to balance crown and reduce weight. , T005 - Sweet Chestnut (Castanea Sativa) - Remove epicormic growth. Reduce lateral growth on Northern side from 7m to 4m to balance crown and reduce weight from leaning stems over car parking bays.
Split decision Trees 12 docs