Planning application
42 Broadwater Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5NX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
TREES: SILVER BIRCH (T3, within TPO area A1) - Fell to ground level
As published by the council, reference 25/02047/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02047/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 27 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 5 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Pantiles
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN2 5NX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/02095/TCA Granted
42 Broadwater Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5NX
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: SYCAMORE (T1) - Re coppice back to coppice stool approx 0.5m from ground; WILLOW (T2) - Fell to ground level; SILVER BIRCH (T4) - Remove to ground level
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Aug 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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13 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Ben Mason Arb Ltd Agent, registered in Crowborough
Active · incorporated 2022 · Crowborough
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- Site notice map
- Site notice photo
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Tree Replacement
- Email to Agent (Application Split)
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Tree Location Plan
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 5 December 2025, 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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