7 Fleet Mews Upnor Road Upnor ME2 4UP Data via plota.co.uk

TPA/25/2083 - TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees Approved

Proposal

T19 - Birch - fell to stem and installation of a eco plug Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Oct 2025
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Validated
22 Jun 2026
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Approved
5 Aug 2026

Approved on 5 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Aug 2026

Site constraints 10

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
SSSI 83 m away: Tower Hill to Cockham Wood SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
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; Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Tree preservation order 5 m away; Conservation area 56 m away: Upnor; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Lower Upnor built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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 £465,000 in June 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

27 June 2025£465,000

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

Building

Floor area98 m² (1,055 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (76 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house
Built2023
HeatingAir source heat pump, radiators and underfloor, electric
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.18 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2025, 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
ME2 4UP
Received
21 Oct 2025
Validated
22 Jun 2026
Ward
Strood Rural
Parish
Frindsbury Extra
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Aug 2026
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
5 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, about the council's usual 47 days. Approved, as 90% of tree and landscaping works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
113decided 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 8 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14427321
Planning Portal ref
PP-14427321
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.