Esplanade Formal Gardens Esplanade Rochester Medway ME1 1QN

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• 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

  Decided 30 Jul 2026

1. 18 Oct 2024

   Received by Medway

2. 18 Nov 2024

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

3. 27 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

• Esplanade Formal Gardens Esplanade Rochester Medway ME1 1QN

  MC/26/0710 Submitted 14 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  Construction of play structure, associated hard and soft landscaping, and other associated and ancillary works - demolition of existing play equipment

  Decided Demolition 60 docs

• Satis House Boley Hill Rochester Medway ME1 1TE

  CAN/21/2180 Submitted 21 Jul 2021 50 yards away

  T508 Hawthorn. Fell to ground level. T661 Tree of Heaven. Except works: Remove major deadwood. T663 Holm Oak. Prune from building to provide up to 2.5m clearance from walls and 2m clearance from the single story roof, making all cuts at live secondary growth points. Pruning cuts will not exceed one third of the diameter of the parent branch at the point of attachment.

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• Trevine Boley Hill Rochester Medway ME1 1TE

  MC/19/2869 Submitted 29 Oct 2019 100 yards away

  Details pursuant to condition 8 (stair details) on planning permission MC/19/0550 - Listed building consent for the double glazed doors to front; removal of two non-load bearing walls on the ground floor; installation of a pair of fully glazed doors with fixed side lights to the front in place of the existing kitchen window; replacement of the existing marble fireplace in the dining room; alterations to the existing staircase and lobby; installation of s sliding vehicle gate and hinged pedestrian gate to the front boundary wall

  Granted Conditions Windows or glazing 4 docs
  Small domestic

• Boley Hill House Boley Hill Rochester Medway ME1 1TE

  CAN/25/1951 Submitted 30 Sep 2025 100 yards away

  T1. Holm Oak - re-pollard to 8m. T2. Yew - reduce and reshape by approximately 2m. Current height 8m leaving at 6m. T3. Yew - crown lift to 3m above ground level. T4. Yew - reduce in height by approximately 2m. Current height 8m leaving at 6m. 15. Birch - reduce in height by approximately 2m. Current height 10m leaving at 8m. T6. Poplar - reduce in height by approximately 2m. Current height 14m leaving at 12m 17. Acacia - re-pollard. T8. Holly - reduce in height by approximately 2m and trim sides to shape. Current height 8m leaving at 6m. 19. Yew - reduce in height by approximately 2m. Current height 8m leaving at 6m. T10. Yew - reduce in height by approximately 2m. Current height 8m leaving at 6m. T11. Ash - remove 1 x large low branch growing east towards St Margarets road to source. The reductions are to manage the size and appearance of the trees.

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• Boley Hill House Boley Hill Rochester Medway ME1 1TE

  MC/25/2174 Submitted 5 Nov 2025 100 yards away

  Details pursuant to condition 3 (Sample wall tile) on planning permission for MC/25/0570 Listed Building consent tor reinstate the wall at 2090mm and to replicate the older boundary wall apparent to the rest of the site boundary.

  Decided 4 docs
  Small domestic

• Satis House Boley Hill Rochester Medway ME1 1TE

  CAN/26/0894 Submitted 12 May 2026 100 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~7 Jul

  See Tree Survey and Tree Survey Plan dated 11 May 2026.

  Awaiting decision Trees 5 docs

• 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