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 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
As published by the council, reference 25/02095/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02095/TCA
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 3 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 3 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 16 Sep 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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25/02047/TPO Granted
42 Broadwater Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5NX
TREES: SILVER BIRCH (T3, within TPO area A1) - Fell to ground level
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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16 Sep 2025
Decision issued: No Objections
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11 Aug 2026
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Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 25/02047/TPO (Decided)
Who's behind it
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Ben Mason Arb Ltd Agent, registered in Crowborough
Active · incorporated 2022 · Crowborough
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9 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Tree Location Plan
- Photograph of Tree
- Application Form Redacted
- Photograph of Tree
- Photograph of Tree
- Photograph of Tree
- Email to Agent (Application Split)
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 16 September 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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