Planning application
Esplanade Formal Gardens Esplanade Rochester Medway ME1 1QN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Tree Group N 464 - Conifer Hedge - Reduce height of all to previous reduction height 3-4m from ground level.
As published by the council, reference CAN/24/2151
Application record
- Reference
- CAN/24/2151
- Type
- CA - Prune and/or Fell Trees
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 18 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 18 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 18 Nov 2024
- Ward
- Rochester West & Borstal
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME1 1QN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Medway register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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MC/26/0710 Decided
Esplanade Formal Gardens Esplanade Rochester Medway ME1 1QN
Construction of play structure, associated hard and soft landscaping, and other associated and ancillary works - demolition of existing play equipment
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Oct 2024
Received by Medway
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18 Nov 2024
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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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Esplanade Formal Gardens Esplanade Rochester Medway ME1 1QN
Construction of play structure, associated hard and soft landscaping, and other associated and ancillary works - demolition of existing play equipment
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Boley Hill House Boley Hill Rochester Medway ME1 1TE
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Boley Hill House Boley Hill Rochester Medway ME1 1TE
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69% historically approved · decision due ~7 Jul
See Tree Survey and Tree Survey Plan dated 11 May 2026.
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