Planning application
8 Gipps Cross Lane Langton Green Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0DH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Trees: Oak (T1) - Reduce canopy by 2.5-3m, remove major deadwood, crown lift to 3m over grass, 5m over highway, remove epicormic growth by 4m, thin crown by 15%. for 0.5-1m clearance over BT Cables.
As published by the council, reference 25/02733/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02733/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 13 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 13 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 5 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Rusthall And Speldhurst
- Parish
- Speldhurst Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN3 0DH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Nov 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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5 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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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 Kington
15 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 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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