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T144 - Lime - Remove low dead branch over path. Excessively long dead low branch over path at 7 meters. T143 - Walnut - Fell to ground level Poor vigor and little sign of retrenchment or potential retrenchment suggests sufficient crown reduction to mitigate. Extensive Armillaria mellea fruiting bodies and decay at base would send tree into further decline. T140 - Horse Chestnut - Pollard at previous point at 9m (remove all branches below this point) Tree not in leaf at time of survey but dieback and poor bud density in upper crown in line with decay at base suggests poor compartmentalization of decay. Probably pollarded in distant past at 3 meters then semi pollarded more recently at 8 meters. Tree over footpath and increased target range picnic benches. Although there is reduced vigor with decay reasonable bud density elsewhere suggests tree may recover from re-pollarding at 9 meter to reduce risk of whole tree failure.

Admirals Offices Main Gate Road Historic Dockyard Chatham Medway ME4 4TZ

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Application type
CA - Prune and/or Fell Trees
Received
18 Feb 2026
Validated
18 Feb 2026
Determination deadline
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Local authority
Medway Council

Application overview

T144 - Lime - Remove low dead branch over path. Excessively long dead low branch over path at 7 meters. T143 - Walnut - Fell to ground level Poor vigor and little sign of retrenchment or potential retrenchment suggests sufficient crown reduction to mitigate. Extensive Armillaria mellea fruiting bodies and decay at base would send tree into further decline. T140 - Horse Chestnut - Pollard at previous point at 9m (remove all branches below this point) Tree not in leaf at time of survey but dieback and poor bud density in upper crown in line with decay at base suggests poor compartmentalization of decay. Probably pollarded in distant past at 3 meters then semi pollarded more recently at 8 meters. Tree over footpath and increased target range picnic benches. Although there is reduced vigor with decay reasonable bud density elsewhere suggests tree may recover from re-pollarding at 9 meter to reduce risk of whole tree failure.

Proposal details

Reference
CAN/26/0307
Alternative references
PP-14716238
Ward
Chatham Central & Brompton
Agent
JB Landscape

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Admirals Offices Main Gate Road Historic Dockyard Chatham Medway ME4 4TZ

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DocumentPublishedAction
Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report30 Mar 2026View
TREE CA NOTIFICATION LETTERDecision Notice · PDF30 Mar 2026View
SITE PLANDrawings · PDF18 Feb 2026View

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TREE CA NOTIFICATION LETTER
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