Planning application
26 Birling Park Avenue Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5LQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Trees: Rowan (T1 within A1) - fell.
As published by the council, reference 25/02537/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02537/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 20 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 21 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 2 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Pantiles
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN2 5LQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Oct 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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21 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Site notice map
- Site notice photo
- Tree Location Plan
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- View of Squirrel Bridge to Roof
- View of Proximity to House Foundations
- View from Above
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 2 March 2026, 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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