Planning application
16 Watts Avenue Rochester Medway ME1 1RX
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
G1- Lime trees - to be re pollarded from 5.5 meters to the historic pollard points at approximately 4 meters from ground level. To allow more light to pass in to the lower garden and the neighbours property T1 - Bay tree - to be reduced from 5 meters in height to approximately 3 meters in height to allow more light to pass in to the garden. T2 - Holm Oak - reduce the canopy by approximately 1.5 meters off of the north east and western sides from a 6 meter radial spread and 2.5 meters of the south side of the canopy from a 7.5 meter radial spread. Remove epicormic growth up to crown break.
As published by the council, reference CAN/25/2239
Application record
- Reference
- CAN/25/2239
- Status
- Unknown
- Received
- 14 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 14 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 12 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Rochester West & Borstal
- Postcode
- ME1 1RX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Medway register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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MC/25/2479 Decided
16 Watts Avenue Rochester Medway ME1 1RX
Construction of a orangery style extension with associated landscaping, demolition of existing conservatory.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Nov 2025
Received by Medway
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12 Jan 2026
Decision issued
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Broadleaf Tree Surgery Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Basildon
Active · incorporated 2017 · Basildon
46 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 83% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- TREE CA NOTIFICATION LETTER
- REDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
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