Planning application
4 Knole Road Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8PJ
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 - Remove empicomic growth up to 5m, crown lift to achieve 5m ground clearance. Reduce height from 20m to no less than 17.5m, reduce radial spread from 9m to no less than 7m. Thin canopy by 10 % remove deadwood. Reason for works - to alleviate excessive shading and gardens encroachment.
As published by the council, reference TPA/26/0949
Application record
- Reference
- TPA/26/0949
- Status
- Unknown
- Received
- 18 May 2026
- Validated
- 18 May 2026
- Ward
- Lordswood & Walderslade
- Postcode
- ME5 8PJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 May 2026
Received by Medway
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Aug 2026
Status changed to Unknown
Previously Unresolved.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 July 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Craig Chisholm Tree Surgery Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Chatham
Active · incorporated 2007 · Chatham
19 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- TREES FELL/PRUNE - SPLIT
- REDACTED
- 4 KNOLE ROAD
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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About this record
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