Planning application
St Augustines Church Crescent Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2LY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
TREES : 2 no. Yew (T1 & T2) - Fell; Western red cedar (T3) - Crown lift by the removal of low branches up to a height of 8 metres
As published by the council, reference 25/02477/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02477/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 14 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 14 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 25 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Park
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN1 2LY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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25/01944/TPO Refused
St Augustines Church Crescent Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2LY
TREES: Pine (T1) - Reduce height by 4 metres. Thin canopy by 20%.
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25/01946/TCA Granted
St Augustines Church Crescent Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2LY
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: NORWAY MAPLE (T1) - Fell tree
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Oct 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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25 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 25 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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