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4 Knole Road Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8PJ

TPA/26/0949TPO Prune and/or Fell TreesDecided

Decided on 17 July 2026

Council decision: Split Decision

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 Oak - Remove empicomic growth up to 5m, crown lift to achieve 5m ground clearance. Reduce height from 20m to no less than 17.5m, reduce radial spread from 9m to no less than 7m. Thin canopy by 10 % remove deadwood. Reason for works - to alleviate excessive shading and gardens encroachment.

Received
18 May 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 19 October 2026
Ward
Lordswood & Walderslade
Agent
Craig Chisholm Tree Surgery Ltd
  1. Received18 May
  2. Validated18 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Jul
  5. Decided17 Jul

Decided in 60 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 4 Knole Road Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8PJ. Medway has handled 276 applications of this type. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 89 applications across Lordswood & Walderslade. We hold 479 applications in total for the ME5 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
ME5 8PJ
Application type
TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 May 2026
Target decision date
13 July 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-14945136
Documents
4

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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