85 St Margarets Street Rochester Medway ME1 3BJ Data via plota.co.uk

CAN/26/1234 - CA - Prune and/or Fell Trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Robinia Frisia (T1) - fell to ground level and removal of stump. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jun 2026
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Approved
4 Aug 2026

Approved on 4 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Aug 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF TREE CA NOTIFICATION LETTER Decision Notice · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Case Officer Report Case Officer Report · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF REDACTED Application Form · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF T1 ROBINIA FRISIA _ SUPPORTING INFORMATION AND CASE FOR FELLING Supporting Documents · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: 85, St Margaret's Street
List entry 1086433 · The pin is inside its outline · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II)
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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Historic England ↗
Watts Avenue/Roebuck Road 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.
Article 4 direction
Watts Avenue. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Scheduled monument 46 m away: Fort Clarence
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 ↗
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; Inside the Rochester built-up area; Priority habitat 18 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £700,000 in January 2014. Detached house, freehold.

6 January 2014£700,000

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

Building

Floor area266 m² (2,863 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (30 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 10 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2012, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Medway
Application type
CA - Prune and/or Fell Trees
Postcode
ME1 3BJ
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Aug 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
4 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, 9 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 5 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15042054
Planning Portal ref
PP-15042054
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

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Change of use from residential dwelling to 9-bedroom house of multiple occupation
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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

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 boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.