Planning application
11 Standen Close Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 8RN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Silver Birch - reduce the crown to allow more light into the garden. Lift the crown/canopy to clear nearby neighbouring garage and reduce risk of damage to garage roof.
As published by the council, reference TPA/26/0801
Application record
- Reference
- TPA/26/0801
- Type
- TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees
- Status
- Conditions
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval with Conditions
- Received
- 28 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Rainham South East
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME8 8RN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
28 Apr 2026
Received by Medway
-
1 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
-
7 Aug 2026
Status changed to Registered
-
13 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approval with Conditions
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- TREES FELL/ PRUNE - APPR WITH CONDITIONS
- REDACTED
- VICKERS TREE
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Medway granted permission on 13 August 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
-
15 Standen Close Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 8RN
Oak (T1) - remove epicormic growth up to 6m above tree base. Prune eastern canopy to clear buildings by 3m. Remove dead wood
Split decision Trees 3 docs -
1 Hunstanton Close Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 8RL
70% historically approved · decision due ~16 Dec
Construction of a rear extension
Awaiting decision Extension -
598 Mierscourt Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 8RQ
Raising of the roof height and construction of a single storey extension to the front/side and rear together with photo voltaic panels to side and rear of 598 Mierscourt Road, together with the construction of a detached dwelling with photo voltaic panels to rear and associated parking adjacent to the existing dwelling
Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension 18 docsSmall domestic -
14 Sandringham Road Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 8RH
Construction of a porch to front
Granted Householder Extension 7 docsSmall domestic -
11 Sandringham Road Rainham Gillingham Kent ME8 8RP
Conversion of garage into habitable room
Granted Full applications 1 doc -
40 Tyler Drive Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9LU
T1 - Oak - removal of deadwood and crown reduce lateral from 13m to 10m, height from 22m to 16.5m
Refused Trees 2 docs
Other tree works applications
In Medway
-
TPA/26/1690 Status unknown
215 Ballens Road Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8PH
T1- Oak - crown reduce by approximately 10%, removing approximately 1 metre from the outer branch tips, pruning back to suitable growth points. Reduce the overall height and lateral spread accordingly. Remove epicormic growth from the main stem and primary scaffold branches, together with small unwanted secondary growth within the crown. Remove deadwood throughout the crown. Height after tree work 15m, crown radius approximately 4 metres south, 4 metres north, 3.5 metres east and 4 metres west Overall lateral crown spread approximately 9 metres north to south and 7.5 metres east to west Crown clearance from ground: approximately 6 metres, unchanged from the existing crown lift
-
TPA/26/1623 Status unknown
The Star Hotel Watling Street Gillingham Medway ME7 2AA
T1 - Large ash - Crown lift to 4m above ground T2 - Ash - Crown lift to 4m above ground T3 - Lime -Crown lift to 4m above ground T4 - Ivy covered Cherry - Crown lift to 4m above ground T5 - Ash - Crown lift to 4m above ground G1 - All small shrubs/trees within fenced area - fell to near ground level
-
TPA/26/1597 Status unknown
351 Maidstone Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 0HU
T1 - Ash - Current dimensions height 18m crown spread 10m - reduce lateral growth to the south side of the tree by 2m back to previous pruning points to leave crown dimensions of height 18m and crown spread 8m.
-
TPA/26/1582 Status unknown
8 Tyler Drive Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9LT
T1 - Oak - Crown reduce the radial spread from 6.5m to no less than 5.5m (North), 4.5m to no less than 4.0m (East), 6.5m to no less than 5.5m (South) and 7.5m to no less than 6.5m (West), Crown lift to provide no more than 5.0m clearance above ground level by removing or shortening secondary branches and epicormic growth only, Reduce secondary growth only to provide up to 2m clearance from the roofs and walls of Nos. 6, 8 and 10 Tyler Drive and remove single branch
-
TPA/26/1569 Status unknown
Ashley House Spekes Road Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3RT
T1 - Silver Birch - Fell