Macklands House Station Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7QX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Cedar tree T1, rear of no.349. Remove major dead wood (>50mm in diameter) which posses risk if it was to fall, Recent branches have fallen. Giant Sequoia tree T2, , Remove major dead wood (>50mm in diameter) which posses risk if it was to fall, Recent branches have fallen. Box Elder tree Dead,T3 - Fell. Holm Oak tree T4, , Located adjacent to the T5, reduce to help rebalance as a result of T5 tree being removed, which will also lead to this tree being exposed to wind pressures it may not be use too. Specification of reduction, current height of tree, 14m reduce by 2m finished height 12m. Current crown spread, Northernly 2m reduce by 0. Eastern side 5m reduce by 1.5m leaving 3.5m, Southern side 7m reduce by 2.5m leaving 4.5m Western side 4 reduce by 0. T5, Holm Oak, Fell, Open cavity at ground level has been exposed by sounding with mallet on site, Cavity is found to be hollowed out to 80% of the trees holding wood, extends upwards over 50mm and down into the ground and buttress root with no sound wood found in this area causing high concern for tree failure at the base. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Jul 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 7
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Medway
- Application type
- TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees
- Postcode
- ME8 7QX
- Received
- 24 May 2026
- Validated
- 24 May 2026
- Ward
- Rainham North
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 19 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Approval with Conditions
- Decision date
- 16 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Hartlee tree surgery Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 53 days from validation, 5 days slower than Medway's median of 48 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 89% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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-14959649
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14959649
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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