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20A Broadwater Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5NR

Granted Tunbridge Wells 22/03264/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

TREES: PERSIAN IRONWOOD - Reduce canopy by approx. 2m in height and width. Pruning as per previously consented pruning works.

As published by the council, reference 22/03264/TPO

Application record

Reference
22/03264/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
8 Nov 2022
Validated
24 Nov 2022
Decided
11 Jan 2023
Ward
Broadwater
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN2 5NR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register

This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01411/TCA Granted

    20A Broadwater Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5NR

    Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: Holly (T1) - Remove dead branches on main stem up to 6m from ground level; Beech (T2) - Removal of two lowest branches back to main stem, prune third limb by 2m; Cedar (T3) - removal of dead wood; Hazel (T5) - coppice by 6m to ground level, remove dead branches underneath; Yew (T6) - remove all dead branches at approx 3m from ground level, lift branch by up to 4m back to main stem; Sweet Chestnut (T8) - reduce height by 3m & reduce spread by up to 1m; 2no. Goat Willow (T10) - fell to ground level & grind stump out by 200mm below ground level; Oak & Goat Willow (G11) - fell to ground level

    Decided 22 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 26/01402/TPO Granted

    20A Broadwater Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5NR

    TREES: Persian Ironwood (T4) - thin canopy by removing low vertical limb at ground level and smaller vertices branches at 2m, prune over the drive and footpath up to 3m & prune away from door entrance by 1m; Scots Pine (T7) - lift canopy over seating area by pruning one lowest limb back by 4.5m, drop crotching; Sawara Cypress (T9) - removal of dead wood

    Decided 5 Aug 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Nov 2022

    Received by Tunbridge Wells

  2. 24 Nov 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Jan 2023

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 5 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Sam Rogers Tree Care Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Hitchin

Active · incorporated 2018 · Hitchin

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Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 11 January 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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    Granted Trees 14 docs

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