Planning application
Acorn House Windmill Hill Brenchley Tonbridge Kent TN12 7NP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Trees: Birch x6 (G1) - 4m reduction with width reduction; Sycamore (T2) - 3m reduction and width reduction.
As published by the council, reference 25/02803/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02803/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 20 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 20 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 13 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Rural Tunbridge Wells
- Parish
- Brenchley & Matfield Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN12 7NP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Nov 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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13 Jan 2026
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
The Living Forest Ltd Agent, registered in Cranbrook
Active · incorporated 1998 · Cranbrook
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8 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Site notice map
- Site notice photo
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Tree Location Plan
- Description of Works
- Tree Photos
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 13 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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