The Bungalow Upper Bush Road Cuxton Rochester Medway ME2 1HQ
Approved on 3 November 2026
Council decision: Raise No Objection
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Proposal
T1 - Leyland Cypress - Fell to near ground level T2 - Dead Eucalyptus - Fell to ground level. T3 - Spruce - Fell to ground level T4 - Cherry -Pruining. To reduce overall height by approx. 2.5-3m leaving a residual height of approx. 10-10.5m, bringing the crown below the overhead telephone lines. Reduce the lateral canopy by no more than approx. 1.5-2m, leaving a residual radial spread of approx. 4-4.5m. All pruning cuts to be made to suitable growing points
- Received
- 6 August 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 6 November 2026
- Council
- Medway Council
- Ward
- Cuxton, Halling & Riverside
- ReceivedReceived6 Aug
- ValidatedValidated20 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided3 Nov
Decided in 75 days
About this application
This is a planning application at The Bungalow Upper Bush Road Cuxton Rochester Medway ME2 1HQ. Medway has handled 5,390 applications of this type. This one was decided in 75 days, 3 weeks longer than Medway's typical decision time. The site is in the Upper Bush conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Cuxton, Halling & Riverside. We hold 916 applications in total for the ME2 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- ME2 1HQ
- Parish
- Cuxton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 August 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Maggie Wright
Additional information
- Documents
- 14
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Upper Bush
- Article 4 direction: Upper Bush (1)Part of the site · +1 more
- Green belt: Medway
- National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
- National nature reserve: North Kent Woods and DownsPart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, 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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, 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.
© 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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Source: Medway
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