Planning application
Beacon Hotel Tea Garden Lane Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 9JH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Trees: Sycamore & Common Oak (T1 & T2) - fell trees.
As published by the council, reference 25/02794/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02794/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 20 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 3 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 15 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Culverden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN3 9JH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Nov 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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3 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Jan 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
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 15 January 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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