44 Manor Street Brompton Gillingham Medway ME7 5AW Data via plota.co.uk

CAN/26/0917 - CA - Prune and/or Fell Trees Approved

Proposal

T1 Holly - Cut back to property line to hight of building (Crown is touching full hight of building) T2 Sycamore - Reduce lateral branches on building side by 2m To clear building. T3 Cherry Plum - Reduce lateral branches on building side by 2m To clear building. T4 Cherry Plum - Reduce lateral branches on building side by 2m To clear building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
14 May 2026
Approved
16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Brompton Lines conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Article 4 direction
Chatham Central & Brompton. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Inside the Gillingham (Medway) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
CA - Prune and/or Fell Trees
Postcode
ME7 5AW
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
Chatham Central & Brompton
Case officer
Show
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 16 days slower than Medway's median of 47 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 90% of tree and landscaping works here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
97decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14935332
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