2 Martin Court Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3SD Data via plota.co.uk

TPA/26/1435 - TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees Registered

Proposal

T001 - Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) - remove south western stem, reduce height of remaining north eastern stem from 15m to 12m to balance crown. Remove deadwood from north Eastern stem. Remove heavy overhang and remove potential risk from South Western stem. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Sept 2026, from Medway's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 4

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: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Gillingham (Medway) built-up area; Priority habitat 20 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
ME7 3SD
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Hempstead & Wigmore
Case officer
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Applicant
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Agent
TreeScene Solutions

Decision outlook

Day 47 of the 56-day target. Medway usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 47.

Day 479 days to the 56-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
97decided 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 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15118616
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