Planning application
Flat 4 Oakfield Court Camden Hill Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4TG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Trees: Red Oak (T1) - Reduce canopy by 2-2.5m to secondary growth points, thin crown by 5-10% & remove epicormic growth; Beech (T2) - Remove deadwood.
As published by the council, reference 25/02914/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02914/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 5 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 16 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Park
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN2 4TG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Dec 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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8 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 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
9 documents on file for this application
- Site notice map
- Site notice photo
- Red oak
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Applicant Details
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Tree Location Plan
- Oak - Wound cavity
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 16 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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