Planning application
52 St Margarets Street Rochester Medway ME1 1TU
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1- Mature Copper Beech - Current Height approx 12m x Width 11.5m. After reduction: Height 9m x Width 8.6m. T2- Robinia Tree - Current height approx 16.7m x Width 12m. After reduction: Height 12.5m x Width 9m. T3- Limetree Hedgerow - Largest tree nearest house current height approx 7.m x Width 5.1m. After reduction to previous pollarded height 5.m 3 x smaller trees in hedgerow - Current height approx 5.4m x Width 1.5m. After reduction to previous pollarded height 4m 1 x last tree in hedgerow furthest from house Current height approx 6m x Width 3m. After reduction to previous pollarded height 4.5m T4- Mimosa Tree- Current height approx 7m x Width 6m. After reduction: Height 5m x Width 4.5m
As published by the council, reference CAN/25/2040
Application record
- Reference
- CAN/25/2040
- Status
- Unknown
- Received
- 11 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 27 Oct 2025
- Postcode
- ME1 1TU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Oct 2025
Received by Medway
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27 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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What happens while it is decided
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About this record
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