Planning application
King Street Car Park King Street Rochester Medway
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Ash (T1) - Crown lift to 3m from ground level, Group of nine Sycamores (G1) - Crown reduce to a retained height of 12m and lateral spread of 4m, following excavation works within UKPN substation, leading to potential root dieback and reduced anchorage.
As published by the council, reference CAN/26/0976
Application record
- Reference
- CAN/26/0976
- Status
- Unknown
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Rochester West & Borstal
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 May 2026
Received by Medway
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Aug 2026
Status changed to Unknown
Previously Permitted.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Medway took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- TREE CA NOTIFICATION LETTER
- REDACTED
- PHOTO OF T1 AND G1
- PHOTO OF T1 BRANCH EXTREMITIES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SUBSTATION
- KING STREET CAR PARK SKETCH PLAN
- PHOTO OF EXPOSED ROOTS FOLLOWING RECENT UKPN SUBSTATION UPGRADE WORKS
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Medway for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Medway's median decision took 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Medway's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.