Planning application
Land To The Rear Of 37-41 Murray Road, Sited Within Churchyard. Strood Rochester Medway ME2 4HJ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Whitebeam, Swedish (T1) URN 18388 - Crown reduce to a retained height of 8.5m and lateral spread of 3m, Beech (T2) URN 18390 - Crown lift to 3m from ground level, Beech (T2) URN 18391 - Remove basal growth, Beech (T2) URN 18392 - Crown lift to 3m from ground level, Beech (T2) URN 18394 - Remove basal growth, crown lift Northwest facing secondary and tertiary branches over garden to 6m from ground level, lift Southeast facing crown over churchyard to 3m from ground level.
As published by the council, reference CAN/25/2411
Application record
- Reference
- CAN/25/2411
- Status
- Unknown
- Received
- 11 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 11 Dec 2025
- Postcode
- ME2 4HJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Dec 2025
Received by Medway
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 February 2026, 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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