347 Maidstone Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 0HU Data via plota.co.uk

TPA/26/0672 - TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees Decided

Proposal

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. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
9 Apr 2026
Split Decision
21 May 2026

Split Decision on 21 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees
Postcode
ME8 0HU
Received
9 Apr 2026
Validated
9 Apr 2026
Ward
Rainham South East
Case officer
Track to view
Decision
Split Decision
Decision date
21 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Down to Earth Trees Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14846217
Env. assessment
No
Medway
Planning Authority Score
9/10
Excellent
#5 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Medway is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #11 out of 292. Only 20% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

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Medway decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #85 of 292
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #55 of 292
92%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #11 of 292
20%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #20 of 292
82%
Minor dwellings approved
103 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
32 decided (10+ homes)
73%
Change of use approved
64 decided
1,025
Total decisions
86 refused in 2025