1 Barlow Close Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9NF
Proposal
T1 -Silver Birch to be reduced from 20m in height to 17m, pruning back to appropriate growth points , crown width to be reduced from a radial spread of 5m to 3.5m, pruning back to appropriate growth points. Reason the Silver Birch has unbalanaced crown form with a leading stem growing towards the rear of property and boundary fence. T2 -Sycamore pollard - reduction in height from 15m - 10m. The sycamore is situated close to the boundary fence and neighbour property.
- Received
- 26 August 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 16 October 2026
- Council
- Medway Council
- Ward
- Rainham South East
- ReceivedSubmitted26 Aug
- ValidatedValidated26 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application at 1 Barlow Close Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9NF. Medway has handled 5,244 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. It was submitted on 26 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Rainham South East. We hold 775 applications in total for the ME8 postcode area.
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Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Tree Preservation OrderCovers the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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- 19.7 miASHFORDRTPI
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