Johnson Avenue Chatham Maritime Gillingham Medway ME4 4HZ Data via plota.co.uk

TPA/26/1092 - TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees Approved

Proposal

Tree group 03 - 13x mixed species trees and shrubs along road edge. Cut all overhang back to roadside and clear lamp column. Tree group 04 - 30x mixed species trees with more understory shrubs. Lift crowns to 3-4m over road and cut lower vegetation back to curb line. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
10 Jun 2026
✓
Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Site constraints 8

Pembroke conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Article 4 direction
Chatham Central & Brompton. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
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.
Scheduled monument 19 m away: Brompton Lines
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 19 m away: Brompton Lines, Chatham; 1 listed building within 150 m; Priority habitat 7 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Gillingham (Medway) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 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
ME4 4HZ
Received
10 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Jun 2026
Ward
Chatham Central & Brompton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Aug 2026
Decision
Approval with Conditions
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Connick Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 48 days. Approved, as 89% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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 6 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15000096
Planning Portal ref
PP-15000096
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

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