60 Abinger Drive Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8UL
Refused on 31 July 2026
Council decision: Refusal4 reasons for refusal
Proposal
T1 - Beech - Reduce height from approx 30m to approx 25m, reduce lateral spread from approx 6m to approx 4m.
- Received
- 31 May 2026
- Council
- Medway Council
- Ward
- Lordswood & Walderslade
- ReceivedReceived31 May
- ValidatedValidated1 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date27 Jul
- DecidedDecided31 Jul
Decided in 60 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 60 Abinger Drive Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8UL. Medway has handled 276 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 5 days longer than Medway's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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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Why it was refused
- The applicant has failed to demonstrate sufficient arboricultural or site-specific justification for the proposed crown reduction.
- The proposed reduction would remove approximately 45-50% of the live crown volume, resulting in a disproportionate level of pruning for a mature protected beech, representing a disproportionate level of intervention generally regarded as appropriate under BS3998:2010 - Tree Work: Recommendations.
- The proposed works would materially alter the natural form of the tree and diminish its contribution to the character and appearance of the area, leaving it visually incongruous within the established group of mature trees adjoining the public open space.
- The applicant has not demonstrated that the proposed reduction would materially alleviate the issues of shading or proximity identified. In particular, the surrounding mature trees would continue to provide substantial canopy cover, and the proposed lateral reduction would not significantly alter the long-established relationship between the tree and the dwelling.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- ME5 8UL
- Application type
- TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Not Available
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 27 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Tree Monkeys
- Agent address
- 561 London Road Ditton Aylesford ME20 6DL
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Maggie Wright
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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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© 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.
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