Planning application
18 Prospect Park Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0EQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
TREES: SILVER BIRCH - Reduce by 2m; 2no. SYCAMORE - Reduce by 3m
As published by the council, reference 25/02521/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02521/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 17 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 17 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 8 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Southborough And Bidborough
- Parish
- Southborough Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN4 0EQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Oct 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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8 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- Site notice map
- Site notice photo
- Silver birch
- Sycamore
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Southborough Town Council
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Tree Location Plan
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 8 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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