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13 The Glebe Cuxton Rochester Medway ME2 1LW

TPA/26/0112TPO Prune and/or Fell TreesRefused

Refused on 16 March 2026

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T6 - Silver birch - as located on attached tree schedule and plan. Works to be undertaken as per attached works schedule from Aroboriculturist.

Received
23 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Cuxton, Halling & Riverside
  1. Received23 Jan
  2. Validated27 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target24 Mar
  5. Decided16 Mar

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 13 The Glebe Cuxton Rochester Medway ME2 1LW. Medway has handled 276 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Medway's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Cuxton, Halling & Riverside. We hold 917 applications in total for the ME2 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed works are unsupported by arboricultural or technical evidence demonstrating that heavy pruning is necessary or proportionate to the issues stated in the application.
  2. The birch is a healthy tree that contributes positively to the character of The Glebe. The scale of pruning proposed would result in an unnecessary loss of canopy and would harm the tree's contribution to the character and appearance of the area, contrary to Policies BNE1 and BNE43.
  3. The reasons advanced in support of the works relate to routine management issues and precautionary concerns regarding future risk. These matters do not justify the scale of crown reduction proposed to a protected tree.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
ME2 1LW
Application type
TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Cuxton

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 January 2026
Target decision date
24 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Maggie Wright
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14648001
Comments
0
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation OrderPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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

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© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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