Planning application
36 Hickory Dell Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3SL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Sycamore - Reduce height by 2m leaving 18m, reduce East side by 1.5m leaving 8.5m and reduce West side by 1.5m leaving 9m T2 - Ash - Reduce East limb by 1.5m leaving 8m, reduce West limb by 1.5m leaving 11m and reduce South limb by 1.5m leaving 8m T3 - Beech - Reduce height by 2m leaving 18m T4 - Beech - Reduce height by 2m leaving 18m and prune back West side by 1m leaving 3.5m away from road and lamppost
As published by the council, reference TPA/26/0533
Application record
- Reference
- TPA/26/0533
- Type
- TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees
- Status
- Conditions
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval with Conditions
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 27 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Hempstead & Wigmore
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME7 3SL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by Medway
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27 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approval with Conditions
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- TREES FELL/ PRUNE - APPR WITH CONDITIONS
- REDACTED
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Medway granted permission on 27 April 2026, 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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