38 New Road Rochester Medway ME1 1DX

1. 20 Aug 2021

   Received by Medway

2. 31 Aug 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 4 Oct 2021

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

4. 1 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Medway granted permission on 4 October 2021, 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.

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Land Abutting The Eastern Side Of Fort Pitt House Within Jackson Recreation Ground New Road Rochester Medway ME1 1DX

  CAN/25/2162 Submitted 4 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Sycamore (T1) URN 1553 - Crown lift secondary and tertiary branches to 4m from ground level, Sycamore (T2) URN 1554 - Crown lift secondary and tertiary branches to 4m from ground level, cutback to allow for a 1.5m radial clearance from building, Sycamore (T3) URN 1555 - Cutback to allow for a 1.5m radial clearance from building, Sycamore (T4) URN 1556 - Cutback to allow for a 1.5m radial clearance from building.

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• Annexe V Fort Pitt House New Road Rochester Medway ME1 1DX

  MC/26/2012 Submitted 18 Oct 2026 50 yards away

  72% historically approved · decision due ~14 Dec

  The replacement of the existing Crittall-style windows within the annexe with new uPVC windows

  Awaiting decision Windows or glazing

• Adjacent To 5 Five Bells Lane Rochester Medway ME1 1BW

  CAN/24/2584 Submitted 20 Dec 2024 50 yards away

  T1 - Sycamore - Crown reduction or reshape - Lateral prune to clear building by approx 2-3m. Current height is 12 metres and spread is 8 metres, after tree works spread will be approximately 5-6 metres. Following findings from a tree survey - overhangs railway boundary and building.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Land At 320-346 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1BT

  MC/25/0241 Submitted 7 Feb 2025 100 yards away

  Demolition of existing buildings and structures retaining 340 and 346 Rochester High Street and construction of twenty-eight residential dwellings together with the provision of vehicular access, cycle and pedestrian access, public open space, sustainable drainage systems, landscaping, infrastructure, earthworks and all other associated works

  Decided Demolition 63 docs

• 21 New Road Rochester Medway ME1 1BG

  MC/23/0392 Submitted 15 Feb 2023 150 yards away

  Listed building consent to remove the existing timber side hung garage doors and replace with a roller shutter.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs

• 317-319 High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1BU

  MC/26/1591 Submitted 19 Aug 2026 150 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct

  Details pursuant to condition 4 (Windows) on planning permission MC/25/2298 for change of use from restaurant and flats to two dwellings with associated external alterations

  Status unknown Conditions New dwelling Windows or glazing 6 docs
  Several homes

• TPA/26/1726 Status unknown

  16 Barlow Close Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9NF

  T1 - Conifer - fell to ground T2 - Conifer - fell to ground. The replacement trees will be some ornamental Acer

  Received 8 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/1731 Status unknown

  242 Maidstone Road Chatham Medway ME4 6JN

  T20 London Plane. Repollard to uppermost pollard heads at approximately 6.5m above ground level. Pollard heads not to be damaged, but all branches above pollard heads to be removed. T21 Lime. Repollard to uppermost pollard heads at approximately 6.0m above ground level. Pollard heads not to be damaged, but all branches above pollard heads to be removed. T22 Lime. Repollard to uppermost pollard heads at approximately 6.5m above ground level. Pollard heads not to be damaged, but all branches above pollard heads to be removed. Reason for works are to maintain the trees under their established pollarding regime by reducing the current regrowth back to the existing historic pollard knuckles, thereby maintaining their size, form and structural condition.

  Received 8 Sep, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/1710 Status unknown

  114 Bredhurst Road Wigmore Gillingham Medway ME8 0QT

  T1 - Beech Tree - fell to ground (Exempt Work) T2 - Sweet Chestnut -fell to ground

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/1714 Status unknown

  Land Fronting 27 Lubbock Walk Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9QS

  URN 15637 (T1) Oak - Crown lift to 3m from ground level to provide sufficient clearance over the footpath URN 15640 (T2) - Oak - Crown lift to 3m from ground level to provide sufficient clearance over the footpath

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/1694 Status unknown

  8 Dixwell Close Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9TB

  T1. Oak - Reduce height and radial spread by 2m. Current height 16m leaving at 14m. Current radius 9m leaving at 7m. The tree recent hard a large limb failure which subsequently hit and ripped out a further two large limbs which fell into the garage and on top of the adjacent garage. The loss of these branches has left a large hole in the canopy. It looks as though the tree has recently been crown thinned.

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Trees