Planning application
32 Middleton Close Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9LR
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - goat willow -whole crown reduction to 5m above ground level and back to the boundary fences this would be a reduction between a 1m-1.5 around the whole of T1 which would reduce the overall size and shape of the tree and back with the boundary of number 32. We are also proposing a crown lift to remove the lower branches in number 32 which are currently covering the garden in number 32 and touching the ground.we would like to lift the crown to around 2m off the ground.
As published by the council, reference TPA/26/1784
Application record
- Reference
- TPA/26/1784
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 15 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Rainham South East
- Postcode
- ME8 9LR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2026
Received by Medway
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16 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 November 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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- SKETCH FOR TREE LOCATION
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Medway for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Medway's median decision took 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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