Planning application
Paveys Speldhurst Road Langton Green Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0JN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Trees: Oak x 2, Yew Tree x 2, Hazel x1 (G1) - Cut back 3m from the road; Oak x1, Hazel x1 (G2) - Cut back 3m from road
As published by the council, reference 25/02731/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02731/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 13 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 2 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Rusthall And Speldhurst
- Parish
- Speldhurst Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN3 0JN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Nov 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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9 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
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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