Planning application
5 Acer Avenue Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5JQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Trees: Lime (T1) - reduce the height by approximately 6m; Lime (T2) - fell; Lime (T3) - remove suckers from main stem; Lime (T4) - reduce by approximately 6m, remove large stem that overhangs the garden.
As published by the council, reference 25/02810/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02810/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 21 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 21 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 13 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Pantiles
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN2 5JQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 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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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.
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