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Rochester Cathedral The Precinct Rochester Medway ME1 1SX

CAN/26/0396CA - Prune and/or Fell TreesApproved

Approved on 21 April 2026

Council decision: Raise No Objection

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Proposal

T3A -Cherry - fell to ground level as the tree is dead. Dismantle to a flat stump at near ground level Tree A - Goat willow- pollard to approx. 0.5m below previous reduction points, leaving final height 5m and crown width 2m. Tree B - Bay tree - Height reduction by approx. 2m, the height after work will be 4m and crown width 3m. T81 and T82 2 x Common lime -Remove all basal growth on main stem to 3.5m above ground. T84 - Holm oak - Remove basal growth and epicormic growth on main stem to 3.5m above ground level; lift low crown to a height of 3.5m above ground level to an even level; Reduce crown overall by 1.5m (height and radial spread). Current height 10m, finalised height 8.5m. Current radial spread 7m, finalised radial spread 5.5m T80 - London plane - Lift low hanging crown over front of Gatehouse by the removal of the 3-4 low hanging 'pendulate skirt' branches by 2-3m. Lift low hanging growth over roof of gate house and N&W walls to ensure clearance of 3m pruning of small diameter branches only. T71 - Copper beech - T77, T78 and T79 3 x Common lime - remove basal growth near ground and all epicormic growth on main stem. T68 - Holly - Reduce overall height by 2m and radial spread by 1.5-2m back to the vicinity of previously reduced proportions. Current tree height 10m, finalised tree height 8m. Current radial crown width 4m, finalised radial crown width 2m

Received
27 February 2026
Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Agent
Down to Earth Trees Ltd
  1. Received27 Feb
  2. Validated9 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Apr
  5. Decided21 Apr

Decided in 43 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Rochester Cathedral The Precinct Rochester Medway ME1 1SX. Medway has handled 276 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Medway's typical decision time. The site is in the Historic Rochester conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications 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).

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Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 March 2026
Target decision date
20 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Down to Earth Trees Ltd
Agent address
The Oast Preston Farm Shoreham Road Shoreham TN14 7UD

Planning decision

Case officer
Maggie Wright
Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14742467
Comments
0
Documents
20
Constraints
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, 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

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© 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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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