297 Hempstead Road Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3QJ
Approved on 12 September 2023
Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Oak Tree - G9/16 - Current height approx 16m with a crown measuring approx 10m across. The proposal is a reduction in height and crown of 1.5-2m to reduce impact to neighboring property which the branches are now touching along with increased light to our own home. The tree is also blocking and hitting the street light at the front of our home. I have consulted a tree surgeon and he feels the tree is also beginning to appear diseased breaking off large chunks of branches regularly so needs reducing. The tree overhangs or driveway and is starting to damage the driveway with large cracks/movement appearing. The crown is approx .5m from our neighbors external walls and roof and a little further from our home
- Received
- 15 July 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Medway Council
- Ward
- Hempstead & Wigmore
- ReceivedReceived15 Jul
- ValidatedValidated18 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date12 Sep
- DecidedDecided12 Sep
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 297 Hempstead Road Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3QJ. Medway has handled 276 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 days longer than Medway's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 85 applications across Hempstead & Wigmore. We hold 1,825 applications in total for the ME7 postcode area.
87% of trees applications at Medway Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- ME7 3QJ
- Application type
- TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 July 2023
- Target decision date
- 12 September 2023
- Permission expires
- 12 September 2025
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Tree Preservation OrderPart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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