Planning application
Boley Hill House Boley Hill Rochester Medway ME1 1TE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference CAN/25/1951
Application record
- Reference
- CAN/25/1951
- Type
- CA - Prune and/or Fell Trees
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 30 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 30 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 6 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Rochester West & Borstal
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME1 1TE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Medway register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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MC/25/2174 Decided
Boley Hill House Boley Hill Rochester Medway ME1 1TE
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.
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CAN/21/1954 Granted
Boley Hill House Boley Hill Rochester Medway ME1 1TE
Tree A - Robina - Pollard to a height of 6.5m Tree B - Yew - Reduce back limbs over road below 6ms height to residual length of 4.5 from stem
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2025
Received by Medway
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6 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
AP Trees (Kent) Ltd Agent, registered in Rochester
Active · incorporated 2017 · Rochester
52 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 100% granted
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3 documents on file for this application
- TREE CA NOTIFICATION LETTER
- REDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Medway granted permission on 6 November 2025, 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
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