Rycroft Hall Boundary Road Chatham Medway ME4 6UW Data via plota.co.uk

TPA/26/2062 - TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees Registered

Proposal

T1, T2 - Fell/dead trees and G1, G2, G3, G4 - Fell/remove all group members. Works required to address physiological and structural concerns highlighted in accompanying arboricultural consultant letter. Request to waive any replant requirement as trees along the top edge of the boundary wall are not suitable and wider tree establishment on the site is achieved through woodland management and the protection and encouragement of natural regeneration. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
26 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 13 Dec 2026, from Medway's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 6

Article 4 direction
Fort Pitt. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Tree preservation order
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Scheduled monument 97 m away: Fort Pitt
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Conservation area 53 m away: New Road, Rochester; Inside the Chatham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 28 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £30,000 in June 2023. Other property, freehold.

30 June 2023£30,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees
Postcode
ME4 6UW
Received
26 Oct 2026
Validated
26 Oct 2026
Ward
Fort Pitt
Target decision
21 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Sylvanarb
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Medway usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 48.

Day 452 days to the 56-day target
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 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15325034
Planning Portal ref
PP-15325034
Env. assessment
No
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.