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14 Moonstone Drive Walderslade Chatham Medway ME5 8EN

TPA/26/1120TPO Prune and/or Fell TreesApproved

Approved on 4 August 2026

Council decision: Approval with Conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 - Mature Beech - Reduce height from 18m to 16m, Reduce Northern radial spread from 7.5m to 5.5m, Reduce Eastern radial spread from 9.5m to 7.5m, Reduce Southern radial spread from 7.5m to 5.5m, Reduce Western radial spread from 6.5m to 4.5m and Lift 3.5m to 4.5m from ground level

Received
12 June 2026
Ward
Lordswood & Walderslade
Agent
Broadleaf Tree Surgery Ltd
  1. Received12 Jun
  2. Validated12 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target7 Aug
  5. Decided4 Aug

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 14 Moonstone Drive Walderslade Chatham Medway ME5 8EN. Medway has handled 276 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Medway's typical decision time. 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 8EN
Application type
TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Available

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 June 2026
Target decision date
7 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Broadleaf Tree Surgery Ltd
Agent address
Nupkins Blind Lane Bredhurst ME7 3JR

Planning decision

Case officer
Maggie Wright
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15007861
Comments
0
Documents
2
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    17 Jun

    T-12 - Beech Tree - crown lift to 3m above ground level. Reduce crown by approximately 20% (from…

    RefusedApplicationFiled alongsideTPA/26/1081
  2. 2026
    12 Jun

    T1 - Mature Beech - Reduce height from 18m to 16m, Reduce Northern radial spread from 7.5m to 5.5m, Reduce…

    This applicationApprovedTreesTPA/26/1120

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