Planning application
8 Pennington Place Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0AQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Trees: Ash (T1) - dismantle dead stem close to ground level, removal of deadwood over 25mm diameter. Hawthorn (T2) - removal of 2m growth on southern face of garden boundary.
As published by the council, reference 25/02586/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02586/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 27 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 27 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 12 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Southborough And Bidborough
- Parish
- Southborough Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN4 0AQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Oct 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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12 Dec 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
Down to Earth Trees Ltd Agent, registered in Chislehurst
Active · incorporated 2012 · Chislehurst
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20 documents on file for this application
- Site notice photo
- Site notice map
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Southborough Town Council
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Photo (10)
- Photo (11)
- Photo (12)
- Tree Location Plan
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- Photo (1)
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 12 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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