The Six Bells 181 Church Street Cliffe Rochester Medway ME3 7QD Data via plota.co.uk

CAN/26/0876 - CA - Prune and/or Fell Trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Cherry tree (Prunus avium)- Fell - sectionally to the ground level diseased Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 May 2026
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Validated
18 May 2026
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Approved
16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Aug 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Case Officer Report Case Officer Report · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE CA NOTIFICATION LETTER Decision Notice · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF REDACTED Application Form · 8 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

IMG PHOTOGRAPH Supporting Documents · 8 May 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH Supporting Documents · 8 May 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH Supporting Documents · 8 May 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH Supporting Documents · 8 May 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH Supporting Documents · 8 May 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 9

Cliffe 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
15 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 170-174, Church Street, Grade II, 30 m away · 1 Grade I, 13 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Also on the record
Ramsar wetland 355 m away: Thames Estuary & Marshes; Radon affected area, class 3; Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; SSSI 355 m away: South Thames Estuary and Marshes SSSI; Inside the Cliffe (Medway) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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
ME3 7QD
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Strood Rural
Parish
Cliffe And Cliffe Woods
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Jun 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
A. Bird Tree Surgery Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 59 days from validation, 11 days slower 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 4 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14911503
Planning Portal ref
PP-14911503
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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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
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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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