3 Lullingstone Close Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3TS Data via plota.co.uk

TPA/26/1940 - TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees Registered

Proposal

T1 Sweet Chestnut. Location in rear garden 8.5m from house. Retain Crown Height - first Branch at 5m to south. Current crown spread to be reduced from 16M to 8M by reducing lower limbs to retain a minimum of 4m in each direction. Higher major limbs to a minimum of 3m to maintain shape and overlap to neighbouring Oak and Silver Birch (not residing in this property) Single lower crown branch to North to be removed to avoid contact with property and risk to squirrel infestation to loft. (see phot img_5566). Remaining northerly directed limbs which are 0.4M above the removed branch to be retained but reduced to 4M in line with the spread reduction. Reduce height from ground from approximately 16M to 12M to maintain shape. Reduce density by 25% which includes dead wood to assist with solar gain to the property. All cuts to be made at suitable growth points. Measurements taken from the centre point of the 4 stems. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 2 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
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

Checked on 23 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £652,995 in August 2022. Detached house, freehold.

25 August 2022£652,995

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area204 m² (2,196 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (68 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1991 to 1995
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2021, 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
ME7 3TS
Received
8 Oct 2026
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Target decision
10 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Medway usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 48.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
73%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
156decided 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 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15283667
Planning Portal ref
PP-15283667
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.