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347 Maidstone Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 0HU

Awaiting decision Medway TPA/26/0672

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T1 - Oak - -reduce rear left boundary height by 3m from 15 to 12m, reduce north face by 3m from 8m to 5m -reduce West face by 3m from 8m to 5m -Reduce east face by 3m from 8m to 5m -reduce south face by 1m from 6m to 5m. T2 - Cherry - central rear garden -Inspection of union from previous snap out for any rot with sounding hammer T3 - Oak - reduce front right boundary height by 4m from 21m to 17m educe north face by up to 4m from 11m to 7m -Reduce East face by 3m from 9m to 6m , reduce south face by 2m from 9m to 7m, reduce west face by 3m from 9m to 6m Reasons for works: to retain tree while managing its size for future retention of the landscape, work is proposed as proactive management to mitigate encroachment over neighbouring gardens, plus to allow more light into garden.

As published by the council, reference TPA/26/0672

Application record

Reference
TPA/26/0672
Status
Unknown
Received
9 Apr 2026
Validated
9 Apr 2026
Postcode
ME8 0HU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Apr 2026

    Received by Medway

  2. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 4 June 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

The process from here

This application is with Medway for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

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About this record

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