Planning application
Land Adjacent To 118 Borstal Road Rochester Medway ME1 3EQ
Works: Trees
Part of this application was approved and part refused. The decision notice on the council portal sets out which is which.
Proposal
T1 - Oak Tree (TPO M227 2015) - Crown reduction and lift to 5m above ground level over footpath and highway on Borstal Road, with removal of branch(es) abutting BT pole and branch(es) overhanging highway. Previous work was carried out to the tree in 2014 (under planning consent TPA/14/252).
As published by the council, reference TPA/24/2098
Application record
- Reference
- TPA/24/2098
- Type
- TPO Prune and/or Fell Trees
- Status
- Unresolved
- Decision
- Part approved, part refused As published: Split Decision
- Received
- 13 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 6 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Rochester West & Borstal
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME1 3EQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Oct 2024
Received by Medway
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6 Dec 2024
Decision issued: Split Decision
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20 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsAfter the decision
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About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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