18 Watts Avenue Rochester Medway ME1 1RX

CAN/25/2252CA - Prune and/or Fell TreesApproved

Approved on 12 January 2026

Council decision: Raise No Objection

Proposal

T1 - Ash - Strip ivy on the stem and reduce canopy lightly (Northern spread of 4m to 3m, Eastern spread of 10.5 meters to 8.5m, Southerly spread of 11m to 9m, Westerly spread of 10.5m to 8.5m and Height of 18.5m to 16.5m)

Received: 17 November 2025
Council: Medway Council
Ward: Rochester West & Borstal
Agent: Broadleaf Tree Surgery Ltd

ReceivedReceived17 Nov
ValidatedValidated17 Nov
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date29 Dec
DecidedDecided12 Jan

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 18 Watts Avenue Rochester Medway ME1 1RX. Medway has handled 276 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the Watts Avenue and Roebuck Road conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 131 applications across Rochester West & Borstal. We hold 340 applications in total for the ME1 postcode area.

87% of trees applications at Medway Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode: ME1 1RX
Application type: CA - Prune and/or Fell Trees
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 November 2025
Target decision date: 29 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Broadleaf Tree Surgery Ltd
Agent address: Nupkins Blind Lane Bredhurst ME7 3JR

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14496564
Comments: 0
Documents: 4
Constraints: 5

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Conservation area: Watts Avenue/Roebuck Road
Article 4 direction: Watts Avenue
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Source: Medway

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near ME1

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Nearby applications

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Contractors near this project

View all contractors

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused on your street for the project you have in mind. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your street Buying this property? Report on this address