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2 Evergreen Close Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3QY

TPA/26/0713TPO Prune and/or Fell TreesRefused

Refused on 14 May 2026

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)4 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 - Cedar - Remove 3 lowest branches on limb growing toward 1 Evergreen Close that are closest to the chimney of the same property and Crown lift to provide 7m clearance over ground level removing secondary branches only. T2 - Cedar - Crown lift to provide 7 m clearance over ground level removing secondary branches only, Remove lowest branches on limb growing towards conservatory at 2 Evergreen Close and Crown thin by up to 15%.

Received
14 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hempstead & Wigmore
Agent
Craig Chisholm Tree Surgery Ltd
  1. Received14 Apr
  2. Validated14 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target9 Jun
  5. Decided14 May

Decided in 30 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 2 Evergreen Close Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3QY. Medway has handled 276 applications of this type. This one was decided in 30 days, 4 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed removal of large lower limbs and crown lifting to 7m would remove a substantial proportion of the live crown and would exceed what is generally considered appropriate under BS3998:2010 - Tree Work: Recommendations for mature western red cedar.
  2. The proposed works would be likely to result in physiological stress, permanent alteration to crown structure and increased long-term risk of structural imbalance and decline.
  3. The works would significantly diminish the visual contribution of the trees within Evergreen Close and would result in harm to the character and appearance of the area.
  4. The applicant has not demonstrated that works of the extent proposed are necessary or proportionate to reasonably manage the relationship between the trees and surrounding property.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
ME7 3QY
Application type
TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 April 2026
Target decision date
9 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Craig Chisholm Tree Surgery Ltd
Agent address
3 Horsted Avenue Chatham ME4 6JU

Planning decision

Case officer
Maggie Wright
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14856960
Comments
0
Documents
4
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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