10 Magdalen Close Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3TA
Approved on 30 March 2026
Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions
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Proposal
T1 - Maple (rear garden adjacent to patio area) Crown reduction by up to 3 metres in height and up to 3 metres on the road-facing and neighbouring boundary sides to provide suitable clearance from the highway and neighbouring garden. Crown to be reduced evenly to suitable growth points retaining a flowing to maintain natural shape. Remove minor deadwood. T2 - Cherry (rear boundary adjacent to fence) Fell to ground level. Reason: Tree is in visible physiological decline with significant deadwood present and reduced vitality. It heavily overhangs the neighbouring property and is of Limited long term sustainability and amenity value. Removal proposed due to deterioration and potential risk of branch failure. Replacement planting: Proposed replacement: 1 no. Amelanchier lamarckii (or similar small ornamental species), 8-10cm girth, to be planted within the rear garden during the next planting season.
- Received
- 16 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Medway Council
- Ward
- Hempstead & Wigmore
- ReceivedReceived16 Feb
- ValidatedValidated16 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date13 Apr
- DecidedDecided30 Mar
Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 10 Magdalen Close Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3TA. Medway has handled 276 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker 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 3TA
- Application type
- TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 13 April 2026
- Permission expires
- 30 March 2028
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Maggie Wright
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Tree Preservation OrderCovers 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.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
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Source: Medway
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