Planning application
Kings School St Margarets Street Rochester Medway ME1 1TU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T80 - Large mature London plane in grounds of Kings School with spreading crown over walkway to St Margaret's Street and historic listed gatehouse: Crown lifting works: - Lift low hanging crown over front of Gatehouse by the removal of the 3-4 low hanging 'pendulate skirt' branches by 4-5m, pruning back to the parent branch (originates at 8m south east); - Lift low hanging growth over roof of gate house and N&W walls to ensure clearance of 3m pruning of small diameter branches only. Crown pruning works: - Branch originates 8m south east reduce longer protruding growth back into main crown framework by 1.5m from 11m to 9.5m, using drop crotch pruning techniques; - Branch originates 10m south east reduce longer protruding growth back into main crown framework by 1.5m from 12m to 10.5m using drop crotch pruning techniques; - Carry out very light pruning works to achieve 0.5m clearance of BT cables which pass throughout the tree by pruning small diameter branches only.
As published by the council, reference CAN/23/0636
Application record
- Reference
- CAN/23/0636
- Type
- CA - Prune and/or Fell Trees
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 14 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 14 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 11 May 2023
- Ward
- Rochester West Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME1 1TU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Mar 2023
Received by Medway
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11 May 2023
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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10 Sep 2026
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Down to Earth Trees Ltd Agent, registered in Chislehurst
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Medway granted permission on 11 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.
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