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2A Watts Avenue Rochester Medway ME1 1RX

Granted Medway CAN/24/2133 CA - Prune and/or Fell Trees

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Trees numbered 2, 3, 4, to be removed/fell - five trees in total at the property and three of them have died numbers 4,3 and 2 on the sketch plan. One of the trees, tree number 1 is not dead but has overgrown. We are planing to fell these trees and replace with a magnolia tree, a cherry tree and an apple tree. Trees unknow, one of them is an crabapple tree, none of these trees are TPOs. Trees are in a conservative area. (also provide pictures of all the trees).

As published by the council, reference CAN/24/2133

Application record

Reference
CAN/24/2133
Type
CA - Prune and/or Fell Trees
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Raise No Objection
Received
16 Oct 2024
Validated
21 Oct 2024
Decided
18 Nov 2024
Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME1 1RX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Medway register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • MC/24/2085 Granted

    2A Watts Avenue Rochester Medway ME1 1RX

    Details pursuant to condition 3 (materials) on planning permission MC/23/1980 for construction of a dwelling part single storey, part two storey

    Decided 30 Oct 2024 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Oct 2024

    Received by Medway

  2. 21 Oct 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  4. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Medway granted permission on 18 November 2024, 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.

About tree works applications

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.

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  • 2A Watts Avenue Rochester Medway ME1 1RX

    MC/24/2085 Submitted 11 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Details pursuant to condition 3 (materials) on planning permission MC/23/1980 for construction of a dwelling part single storey, part two storey

    Granted Conditions 3 docs
    Small domestic
  • 7 Watts Avenue Rochester Medway ME1 1RX

    CAN/21/1880 Submitted 23 Jun 2021 50 yards away

    T4 -Cherry - Fell

    Granted Trees 3 docs
  • 11A Watts Avenue Rochester Medway ME1 1RX

    CAN/26/0232 Submitted 9 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    T1 - Sycamore - Reduce height from 21 metres to 18.5 metres, northern radial spread from 7 metres to 5 metres, eastern radial spread from 7 metres to 5 metres, southern radial spread from 7 metres to 5 metres, western radial spread from 7 metres to 5 metres.

    Awaiting decision 3 docs
  • 18 Watts Avenue Rochester Medway ME1 1RX

    CAN/25/2252 Submitted 17 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    69% historically approved · decision due ~12 Jan

    T1 - Ash - Strip ivy on the stem and reduce canopy lightly (Northern spread of 4m to 3m, Eastern spread of 10.5 meters to 8.5m, Southerly spread of 11m to 9m, Westerly spread of 10.5m to 8.5m and Height of 18.5m to 16.5m)

    Awaiting decision
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    MC/25/2479 Submitted 18 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Construction of a orangery style extension with associated landscaping, demolition of existing conservatory.

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    CAN/25/2239 Submitted 14 Nov 2025 50 yards away

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    Awaiting decision Trees

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    Received 16 Mar, published by the council 10 Aug 2026 Trees