Planning application
179 Edwin Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 0AH
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
T1 - Group of Mature Sweet Chestnut stems on front road side boundary. Reduce back to vicinity of previous reduction points. Removing approximately 1-1.5m of growth. Reducing height from approximately 12m to approximately 11m and radial spread from approximately 5m to approximately 4m. Give approximately 1m of clearance around telephone lines. Remove all basal and epicormic growth up to main crown break. T2. Group of Mature Sweet Chestnut stems on right boundary adjacent to house. Reduce back to vicinity of previous reduction points. Removing approximately 1-1.5m of growth. Reducing height from approximately 13m to approximately 12m and radial spread from approximately 4m to approximately 3m Remove all basal and epicormic growth up to main crown break. Give approximately 1.5m of clearance from buildings
As published by the council, reference TPA/25/2389
Application record
- Reference
- TPA/25/2389
- Status
- Decided
- Received
- 8 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Postcode
- ME8 0AH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Dec 2025
Received by Medway
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
After the decision
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