Outside Wall At Rochester Castle Castle Hill Rochester Medway ME1 1SW

1. 26 Nov 2021

   Received by Medway

2. 2 May 2023

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

3. 10 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Medway granted permission on 2 May 2023, 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 Opposite 3 And 4 Castle Hill Rochester Medway

  CAN/21/1599 Submitted 1 Jun 2021 50 yards away

  URN84 Horse Chestnut Crown lift to a height of 5m over highway and reduce limbs extending over fence line and over road to a radial canopy spread of 8m

  Granted Trees 3 docs
  Small domestic

• Rochester Old Bridge Rochester Bridge Rochester Medway ME1 1QE

  MC/26/0538 Submitted 17 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  Listed building consent for the removal of the remaining cantilever structure attached to the Old Bridge, with a future replacement planned. This application covers the removal, enabling and testing works for this scheme.

  Decided 7 docs

• 1 Esplanade And Senlac House And Gundulph Square Rochester Medway ME1 1QE

  MC/26/0637 Submitted 1 Apr 2026 100 yards away

  Details pursuant to conditions 4 (General internal works), 5 (General internal joinery), 6 (Door for Senlac House), 7 (Roof light for Senlac House), 8 (Plant and Roof enclosure), 9 (Secondary Glazing), 10 (Stairs to Basement in esplanade), 11 (Gates to esplanade), 12 (Historic features to remain), 13 (Historical Frame) and 14 (Lath and plaster) on planning permission MC/23/2836 for Listed Building application to facilitate a change of use in No 1 Esplanade and Senlac House from mixed use (residential and commercial) Class C (3) and E to commercial use class E (g)(i); Refurbishment of No 1 Esplanade and Senlac House, together with the reconfiguration and rebuilding of a cluster of intermittent buildings in order to create new offices and various internal refurbishments to both sites. Various refurbishments to Gundulph Square

  Decided Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 48 docs

• 1 Esplanade Rochester Medway ME1 1QE

  MC/26/2121 Submitted 4 Nov 2026 100 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~30 Dec

  Listed building consent for reduction in height of existing chimney and adjacent parapet wall

  Awaiting decision

• 1 Esplanade Rochester Medway ME1 1QE

  MC/26/2088 Submitted 30 Oct 2026 100 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~25 Dec

  Listed building consent for removal of an existing sash window within staircase and replacement of an existing casement window within staircase of No.1

  Awaiting decision Windows or glazing

• 1 Esplanade Rochester Medway ME1 1QE

  MC/26/2083 Submitted 29 Oct 2026 100 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~24 Dec

  Listed building consent for new internal wall opening between rooms on the second floor

  Awaiting decision

• TPA/26/1690 Status unknown

  215 Ballens Road Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8PH

  T1- Oak - crown reduce by approximately 10%, removing approximately 1 metre from the outer branch tips, pruning back to suitable growth points. Reduce the overall height and lateral spread accordingly. Remove epicormic growth from the main stem and primary scaffold branches, together with small unwanted secondary growth within the crown. Remove deadwood throughout the crown. Height after tree work 15m, crown radius approximately 4 metres south, 4 metres north, 3.5 metres east and 4 metres west Overall lateral crown spread approximately 9 metres north to south and 7.5 metres east to west Crown clearance from ground: approximately 6 metres, unchanged from the existing crown lift

  Received 3 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/1623 Status unknown

  The Star Hotel Watling Street Gillingham Medway ME7 2AA

  T1 - Large ash - Crown lift to 4m above ground T2 - Ash - Crown lift to 4m above ground T3 - Lime -Crown lift to 4m above ground T4 - Ivy covered Cherry - Crown lift to 4m above ground T5 - Ash - Crown lift to 4m above ground G1 - All small shrubs/trees within fenced area - fell to near ground level

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 1 Sep 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/1597 Status unknown

  351 Maidstone Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 0HU

  T1 - Ash - Current dimensions height 18m crown spread 10m - reduce lateral growth to the south side of the tree by 2m back to previous pruning points to leave crown dimensions of height 18m and crown spread 8m.

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/1582 Status unknown

  8 Tyler Drive Parkwood Gillingham Medway ME8 9LT

  T1 - Oak - Crown reduce the radial spread from 6.5m to no less than 5.5m (North), 4.5m to no less than 4.0m (East), 6.5m to no less than 5.5m (South) and 7.5m to no less than 6.5m (West), Crown lift to provide no more than 5.0m clearance above ground level by removing or shortening secondary branches and epicormic growth only, Reduce secondary growth only to provide up to 2m clearance from the roofs and walls of Nos. 6, 8 and 10 Tyler Drive and remove single branch

  Received 18 Aug, published by the council 19 Aug 2026 Trees
• TPA/26/1569 Status unknown

  Ashley House Spekes Road Hempstead Gillingham Medway ME7 3RT

  T1 - Silver Birch - Fell

  Received 18 Aug, published by the council 1 Sep 2026 Trees