The Six Bells 181 Church Street Cliffe Rochester Medway ME3 7QD
Approved on 16 July 2026
Council decision: Raise No Objection
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Proposal
T1 Cherry tree (Prunus avium)- Fell - sectionally to the ground level diseased in beer garden The tree has fungal fruiting bodies of Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) in 2 places on the main stem at a height of 2 metres from the ground and this is attributed to a cubical brown rot of the central wood (heartwood). Presence indicative of localised decay or wider decay. Wood density and strength may be quickly reduced through visible decay tends to develop slowly. This can cause hollowing and stem failure by way of brittle fracture. It's prevalence is underestimated due to the general lack of (ephemeral) fructification.
- Received
- 8 May 2026
- Council
- Medway Council
- Ward
- Strood Rural
- Agent
- A. Bird Tree Surgery Ltd
- ReceivedReceived8 May
- ValidatedValidated18 May
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date29 Jun
- DecidedDecided16 Jul
Decided in 59 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at The Six Bells 181 Church Street Cliffe Rochester Medway ME3 7QD. Medway has handled 276 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 13 days longer than Medway's typical decision time. The site is in the Cliffe conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 111 applications across Strood Rural. We hold 1,082 applications in total for the ME3 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
- ME3 7QD
- Application type
- CA - Prune and/or Fell Trees
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Cliffe And Cliffe Woods
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 29 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- A. Bird Tree Surgery Ltd
- Agent address
- 85 Middle wall Whitstable CT5 1BW
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Maggie Wright
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Cliffe
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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.
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Source: Medway
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