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CAN/26/1745 - CA - Prune and/or Fell Trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1- sycamore, crown reduction by one third from 12 metres to 8 metres . (approved 6 years and 3 years ago) and the application is same tree works after a further 3 years. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Sept 2026
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Approved
20 Oct 2026

Approved on 20 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF CASE OFFICER REPORT Case Officer Report · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE CA NOTIFICATION LETTER Decision Notice · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF REDACTED Application Form · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Historic Rochester conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Public footpath 24 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; 20 listed buildings within 150 m; Scheduled monument 229 m away: Rochester city wall; Inside the Rochester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
CA - Prune and/or Fell Trees
Postcode
ME1 1QW
Received
10 Sept 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, 8 days faster than Medway's median of 48 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 89% of tree and landscaping works here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
156decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Medway in the last twelve months, from validation. Medway decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15215989
Planning Portal ref
PP-15215989
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

14 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
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2020 Approved
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CAN/20/2446
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Construction of an extension to existing dormer window to rear together with balcony
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2021
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CAN/21/3334
2019 Approved
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MC/19/1196
2019 Approved
23 Esplanade Rochester Medway ME1 1QW
T1: Ailanthus altissima. Crown reduction. Reduce from a height of 5.5m to a height of 5m…
CAN/19/0152
2018 Approved
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Construction of a single storey extension to rear; part conversion of garage into habitab…
MC/18/2088
2018 Approved
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Construction of a single storey rear extension with an extended balcony area to first flo…
MC/18/1801
2018 Approved
23 Esplanade Rochester ME1 1QW
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2018 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Construction of a first floor extension to side with walkway on ground floor and Juliet B…
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Medway
Planning Authority Score
9.2/10
Excellent
#3 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Medway is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #8 out of 296. Only 19% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Medway decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #99 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #53 of 296
94%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #8 of 296
19%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #16 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
106 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
67 decided
999
Total decisions
88 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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