Land At Davy Court Rochester Medway ME1 1AE Data via plota.co.uk

CAN/25/2294 - CA - Prune and/or Fell Trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1-T4 - Lime - Re-Pollard preserving old pollard points Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Nov 2025
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Validated
26 Nov 2025
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Approved
26 Jan 2026

Approved on 26 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Case Officer Report Case Officer Report · 26 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE CA NOTIFICATION LETTER Decision Notice · 26 Jan 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

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 ↗
51 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: VICTORIA STREET (See details for further address information), Grade II, 14 m away · 2 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 42 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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Historic England ↗
Scheduled monument 157 m away: Rochester city wall
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; Inside the Rochester built-up area; Air quality management area 79 m away: Central Medway AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 2 November 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 1AE
Received
24 Nov 2025
Validated
26 Nov 2025
Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Jan 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
26 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
J.R.Wilson Tree Specialist

How this decision compares

Decided in 61 days from validation, 12 days slower than Medway's median of 49 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 88% of tree and landscaping works here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
174decided 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 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14510943
Planning Portal ref
PP-14510943
Env. assessment
No

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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