Planning application
5 Park Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0NU
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: MATURE BEECH (T1) - Prune off all mid to lower branches growing over boundary by up to 5m or back to main stem
As published by the council, reference 25/02492/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02492/TCA
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No Objections
- Received
- 15 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 15 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 3 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Southborough And Bidborough
- Parish
- Southborough Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN4 0NU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Oct 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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3 Nov 2025
Decision issued: No Objections
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Hitchin
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5 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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