St Augustine Of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Deanwood Drive Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9NP Data via plota.co.uk

TPA/26/1185 - TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees Registered

Proposal

T1 - Robinia - Remove major dead wood T2 - Beech - Crown lift to achieve 2.5m ground clearance over playground G1 - Mixed group - Prune to clear building by 2m. Crown lift to achieve 2.5m ground clearance over footpaths and 5.2m over road G2 - Mixed woodland - Crown lift to achieve 3.5m ground clearance over playground to alleviate marquee encroachment. Crown lift to achieve 5.2m ground clearance over road. Remove major dead wood. G3 - Mixed group - Prune Ash tree to clear buildings by 2m. Light prune perimeter specimens to back to footpath boundary to alleviate encroachment G4 - Mixed row - Crown lift to achieve 2.5m ground clearance over playground and abrasive dead wood generation G5 - L Cypress x 4 - Fell due to continuous foliage shredding over playground and abrasive dead wood generation G6 - Mixed woodland - Crown lift secondary branches to achieve 4.5m ground clearance over playing field to alleviate low, pendulous encroachment and risk of limb failure. Prune to clear adjacent western garage block by 2m. Remove major dead wood. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
22 Jun 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Medway
Planning Authority Score
9/10
Excellent
#5 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Medway is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #11 out of 292. Only 20% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% 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
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Medway decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #85 of 292
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #55 of 292
92%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #11 of 292
20%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #20 of 292
82%
Minor dwellings approved
103 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
32 decided (10+ homes)
73%
Change of use approved
64 decided
1,025
Total decisions
86 refused in 2025