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St Thomas More Rc Primary School Bleakwood Road Walderslade Chatham Medway ME5 0NF

Awaiting decision Medway TPA/26/0590

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

1040 Sweet chestnut - two dead trees - fell to ground 1053 Sweet chestnut - removal of stems 1054 Sweet chestnut - fell to ground level 1055 Common Hornbeam - remove broken branches 1056 Common Ash - removal of broken branches and dead wood 1057 Common Beech - reduce crown by 60% 1058 Common Hornbeam - fell to ground level 1059 Common Ash - remove dead wood and broken branches 1060 Sweet Chestnut - coppice to 0.5 stumps 1061 Sweet Chestnut - fell to ground 1062 Sycamore - removal of ivy 2450 Sycamore - removal of ivy

As published by the council, reference TPA/26/0590

Application record

Reference
TPA/26/0590
Status
Unknown
Received
25 Mar 2026
Validated
25 Mar 2026
Postcode
ME5 0NF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Medway register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • TPA/22/0056 Granted

    St Thomas More Rc Primary School Bleakwood Road Walderslade Chatham Medway ME5 0NF

    T1 - Ash - Removal of overhanging branches from the rear fence of 27 Sussex Drive,Cut back 1M from boundary fence on school side.

    Decided 5 Apr 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Mar 2026

    Received by Medway

  2. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 20 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Medway took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with Medway for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Medway's median decision took 53 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Medway's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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    TPA/24/2314 Submitted 11 Nov 2024 2m away

    T17 - Chestnut - Single stem grown curved toward sun . Pollard curved stem at approx. 5-6m at good growth points T20 - Sycamore - Single stem grown curved toward sun. Pollard curved stem at approx. 4-5m at good growth points T24 - Chestnut - Dead top from around 7m. Pollard at good growth point at approx. 5-6m T30 - Chestnut - Standing deadwood. Dismantle and remove to high stump T31 - Copse Chestnut - Three dead at height above 13m. Pollard affected at good growth point at approx. 10-12m T33 - Copse Chestnut - Single stem grown curved toward sun. Pollard curved stem at approx. 4-5m at good growth points T38 - Hawthorn - Single stem grown curved toward sun, Ivy taking hold. Pollard curved stem at approx. 3m at good growth points, ring Ivy T40 - Chestnut - Dead top from around 9m, wound at base NE. Pollard at good growth point at approx. 8m T41 - Twin stem Chestnut - Dead top from around 12m, wound at base NE. Pollard at good growth point at approx. 8-10m

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