Planning application
31 Hadlow Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1LF
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
1 x Oak (applicants ref. T1) - Thin crown by approximately 15% and reduce lateral spread by up to 30% to appropriate pruning points. T8 of Tree Preservation Order.
As published by the council, reference 26/00372/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00372/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 3 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 7 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Cage Green And Angel
- Parish
- Tonbridge
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TN9 1LF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01235/TPOC Granted
31 Hadlow Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1LF
1 x Oak (applicant ref T1). Reduce the tree in height and lateral spread by up to 2 metres to previous pruning points. Removing only the larger growth, leaving smaller growth in order to maintain a natural form. T8 of Tree Preservation Order
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21/00080/TPOC Granted
31 Hadlow Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1LF
Oak T1 - remove epicormic growth from the main trunk and primary scaffold limbs to tidy appearance and to allow more light through the crown
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Mar 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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7 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
RWE Rural Services Ltd Agent, registered in Tunbridge Wells
Active · incorporated 2006 · Tunbridge Wells
15 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 91% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- THORPE OAK 3
- THORPE OAK 2
- THORPE OAK 1
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Tonbridge and Malling refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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31 Hadlow Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1LF
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33, Hadlow Road, Tonbridge, TN9 1LF
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