St Margarets Church Hall Orchard Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 9AB Data via plota.co.uk

CAN/26/1833 - CA - Prune and/or Fell Trees Registered

Proposal

Tree 1 -Yew tree in the church yard - 100 cuttings, each no more than 25cm in length, from current year's growth around the tree and from no higher than 2m above ground level. These will be grown on at the tree nursery for redistribution. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 10 Nov 2026, from Medway's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 £58,500 in February 2023. Other property, freehold.

20 February 2023£58,500Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
CA - Prune and/or Fell Trees
Postcode
ME8 9AB
Received
23 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
Rainham South East
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 35 of the 56-day target. Medway usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 48.

Day 3521 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 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15235653
Planning Portal ref
PP-15235653
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.