Planning application
Rochester Cathedral Grounds The Precinct Rochester Medway ME1 1SX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Tree A Common Elder. Fell to ground level Tree Area B Common Elder X2 and Common Holly. Fell to ground level Tree C Bay Laurel. Fell to ground level T14 Mulberry. Reduce two failed stems to South and East to a length of 5m making cuts at suitable secondary growth. Shorten dead wood by circa 1.0m to 1.5m to stabilise Tree D Fig. Coppice all stems to near ground level Tree E Goat Willow. Fell to ground level Tree F Lawson Cypress. Fell to ground level Tree G Holm Oak. Reduce to a height of 2.5m above ground level and to a distance of 2m from the stone wall and a distance of 4m from the building wall. Works to be repeated as necessary in perpetuity.
As published by the council, reference CAN/19/3169
Application record
- Reference
- CAN/19/3169
- Type
- CA - Prune and/or Fell Trees
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 4 Dec 2019
- Validated
- 4 Dec 2019
- Decided
- 24 Dec 2019
- Ward
- Rochester West Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME1 1SX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Dec 2019
Received by Medway
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24 Dec 2019
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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20 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, registered in Chislehurst
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Medway granted permission on 24 December 2019, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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