King Street Car Park King Street Rochester Medway

CAN/26/0976CA - Prune and/or Fell TreesApproved

Approved on 16 July 2026

Council decision: Raise No Objection

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Ash (T1) - Crown lift to 3m from ground level, Group of nine Sycamores (G1) - Crown reduce to a retained height of 12m and lateral spread of 4m, following excavation works within UKPN substation, leading to potential root dieback and reduced anchorage.

Received: 21 May 2026
Council: Medway Council
Ward: Rochester West & Borstal

ReceivedReceived21 May
ValidatedValidated21 May
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date2 Jul
DecidedDecided16 Jul

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at King Street Car Park King Street Rochester Medway. Medway has handled 276 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 131 applications across Rochester West & Borstal.

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

Application type: CA - Prune and/or Fell Trees
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 21 May 2026
Target decision date: 2 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer: Maggie Wright
Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14953012
Comments: 0
Documents: 7
Constraints: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Star Hill, RochesterPart of the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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