Ashley House Spekes Road Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3RT

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

• TPA/26/1568 Withdrawn

  Ashley House Spekes Road Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3RT

  T1 - Lawsons Cypress - Reduce overall height by approximately 2 metres from the current height of approximately 3.7m to a finished height of approximately 1.7m and hedge trimming the new growth whilst staying in the green

  Decided 18 Sep 2026

1. 18 Aug 2026

   Received by Medway

2. 27 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 1 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 22 October 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.

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• Ashley House Spekes Road Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3RT

  TPA/26/1568 Submitted 18 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  T1 - Lawsons Cypress - Reduce overall height by approximately 2 metres from the current height of approximately 3.7m to a finished height of approximately 1.7m and hedge trimming the new growth whilst staying in the green

  Withdrawn

• 36 Hickory Dell Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3SL

  TPA/26/0533 Submitted 16 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  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

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• 16 Hickory Dell Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3SL

  MC/26/1707 Submitted 4 Sep 2026 100 yards away

  Neighbourhood consultation application for the construction of a single storey extension to rear The details submitted are as follows: The extension will extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 5.99 m The maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 2.9 m The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 2.9 m

  Decided Extension
  Small domestic

• 16 Hickory Dell Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3SL

  MC/26/0295 Submitted 17 Feb 2026 100 yards away

  Construction of a single storey rear extension and demolition of the conservatory.

  Decided Extension Demolition 6 docs
  Small domestic

• Glenwood 1 Fairview Avenue Wigmore Gillingham Medway ME8 0QL

  TPA/22/1592 Submitted 27 Jun 2022 150 yards away

  T1. Oak - Pollard/Reduce crown to match work carried out unlawfully to rebalance the tree

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 6 Fairview Avenue Wigmore Gillingham Medway ME8 0QL

  TPA/22/0963 Submitted 19 Apr 2022 200 yards away

  T1 - Beech - Remove two low branches growing at circa 5m on the East side of the tree to source. T2 - Beech - Remove epicormic growth from a previous branch remove at circa 5m on the east side of the tree back to source.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• TPA/26/1726 Status unknown

  16 Barlow Close Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9NF

  T1 - Conifer - fell to ground T2 - Conifer - fell to ground. The replacement trees will be some ornamental Acer

  Received 8 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/1731 Status unknown

  242 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6JN

  T20 London Plane. Repollard to uppermost pollard heads at approximately 6.5m above ground level. Pollard heads not to be damaged, but all branches above pollard heads to be removed. T21 Lime. Repollard to uppermost pollard heads at approximately 6.0m above ground level. Pollard heads not to be damaged, but all branches above pollard heads to be removed. T22 Lime. Repollard to uppermost pollard heads at approximately 6.5m above ground level. Pollard heads not to be damaged, but all branches above pollard heads to be removed. Reason for works are to maintain the trees under their established pollarding regime by reducing the current regrowth back to the existing historic pollard knuckles, thereby maintaining their size, form and structural condition.

  Received 8 Sep, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/1710 Status unknown

  114 Bredhurst Road Wigmore Gillingham Medway ME8 0QT

  T1 - Beech Tree - fell to ground (Exempt Work) T2 - Sweet Chestnut -fell to ground

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/1714 Status unknown

  Land Fronting 27 Lubbock Walk Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9QS

  URN 15637 (T1) Oak - Crown lift to 3m from ground level to provide sufficient clearance over the footpath URN 15640 (T2) - Oak - Crown lift to 3m from ground level to provide sufficient clearance over the footpath

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/1694 Status unknown

  8 Dixwell Close Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9TB

  T1. Oak - Reduce height and radial spread by 2m. Current height 16m leaving at 14m. Current radius 9m leaving at 7m. The tree recent hard a large limb failure which subsequently hit and ripped out a further two large limbs which fell into the garage and on top of the adjacent garage. The loss of these branches has left a large hole in the canopy. It looks as though the tree has recently been crown thinned.

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Trees