27 Lubbock Walk Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9QS Data via plota.co.uk

TPA/26/0447 - TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees Registered

Proposal

T1 - Oak - Hortlink 212 pruning with bi-ennial reductions to maintain reduced dimensions (30% linear reduction equating to a 70% of crown volume) T2 - Oak - Hortlink 212 pruning with bi-ennial reductions to maintain reduced dimensions (30% linear reduction equating to a 70% of crown volume) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Target date was 30 Apr 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 11 Dec 2026, from Medway's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 4

Tree preservation order
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 332 m away: Foxburrow Wood; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Gillingham (Medway) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees
Postcode
ME8 9QS
Received
5 Mar 2026
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Ward
Rainham South East
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Apr 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. Medway usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 49.

Day 1937 days to the 56-day target
75%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
174decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14756473
Planning Portal ref
PP-14756473
Env. assessment
No
Medway
Planning Authority Score
9.2/10
Excellent
#3 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Medway is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #8 out of 296. Only 19% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Medway decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #99 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #53 of 296
94%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #8 of 296
19%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #16 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
106 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
67 decided
999
Total decisions
88 refused in the year to March 2026

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