356 Hempstead Road Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3QJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
G1 - Mixed Species mainly consisting of Hornbeam - Crown lift to 5.2m from ground level over highway and access road and Reduce radial spread towards property by 2m (Current radius 4m leaving at 2m) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 4 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
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Important details
- Council
- Medway
- Application type
- TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees
- Postcode
- ME7 3QJ
- Received
- 10 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 10 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Hempstead & Wigmore
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Approval with Conditions
- Decision date
- 4 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- AP Trees (Kent) Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 86 days from validation, 37 days slower than Medway's median of 49 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 88% 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 →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 14 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14474114
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14474114
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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
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