Land Adjacent To Thorpe Walk Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9QT Data via plota.co.uk

TPA/26/1913 - TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees Registered

Proposal

Cypress (T1) URN 10391 - Fell to ground level and replant with a more appropriate deciduous species, Norway Maple (T2) URN 10392 - Cutback secondary and tertiary branches to allow for a 2m radial clearance from buildings, Norway Maple (Crimson King) (T3) URN 10395 - Cutback secondary and tertiary branches to allow for a 2m radial clearance from buildings, Norway Maple (T4) URN 10400 - Cutback secondary and tertiary branches to allow for a 1m radial clearance from building, Crown lift to 2m from ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 22 Nov 2026, from Medway's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 5

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
National landscape 181 m away: Kent Downs; 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 9 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.

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees
Postcode
ME8 9QT
Received
5 Oct 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Rainham South East
Target decision
30 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Medway usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 48.

Day 2333 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

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15273524
Planning Portal ref
PP-15273524
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