Planning application
4 Sunnyside Road Rusthall Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 8RB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
TREES: LAWSON CYPRESS(T1) - Remove
As published by the council, reference 25/02176/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02176/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 11 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 25 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 20 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Rusthall And Speldhurst
- Parish
- Rusthall Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN4 8RB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Sep 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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25 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Nov 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
SJW Tree Surgery and Stump Grinding Agent, a tree-works contractor
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6 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Reason for Works & Replacement
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Tree Location Plan
- Tree Site Photo
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 20 November 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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