351 Maidstone Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 0HU

1. 20 Aug 2026

   Received by Medway

2. 24 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 19 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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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.

• 347 Maidstone Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 0HU

  TPA/26/0672 Submitted 9 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  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.

  Split decision Trees 16 docs

• Land Rear Of 339A & 341 Maidstone Road (Fronting Tanker Hill) Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 0HU

  MC/25/2529 Submitted 24 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Details pursuant to condition 3 (CEMP), 4 (Materials), 5 (Parking reserved), 6 (Electric charging point), 7 (Contamination), 8 (Climate change),11 (Boundary treatment), 12 (Refuse), 13 (Cycle parking) on planning permission MC/23/2088 - demolition of outbuildings and construction of one pair of semi-detached dwelling houses with parking

  Split decision New dwelling Demolition 4 docs
  Domestic

• 349 Maidstone Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 0HU

  TPA/26/1310 Submitted 10 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  T001 - Cherry (Prunus avium) - Fell T002 - Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) - Fell

  Decided 14 docs

• 349 Maidstone Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 0HU

  MC/26/2036 Submitted 21 Oct 2026 50 yards away

  72% historically approved · decision due ~18 Dec

  Retropsective construction of a single storey outbuilding at the back of the garden to be used part as office, part as storage. The building will have a toilet and small kitchen.

  Awaiting decision
  Small domestic

• 351 Maidstone Road Rainham Gillingham ME8 0HU

  TPA/22/2957 Submitted 15 Dec 2022 50 yards away

  T1 - Ash - Dismantle tree to ground level. T2 - Ash - Reduce branches by up to 20% (approximately 1.5m) and re-balance trees crown leaving a finished height and spread of 8.5m x 6.5m T7 - Oak - Remove major deadwood.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 35 Deanwood Drive Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9NH

  MC/21/1755 Submitted 14 Jun 2021 100 yards away

  Change of use from dwellinghouse to one 1-bedroom and one 2-bedroom self-contained flats with associated external alterations, private entrances, amenity gardens and parking provision

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 9 docs
  Domestic

• 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