Planning application
St Laurence Church The Moor Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4RS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Trees in a conservation area notification : Lime (T1) - fell and remove stump.
As published by the council, reference 25/02929/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02929/TCA
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 8 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 13 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Hawkhurst, Sandhurst And Benenden
- Parish
- Hawkhurst Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN18 4RS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00074/TCA Granted
St Laurence Church The Moor Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4RS
Trees in a conservation area notification: Lime (T1) - reduce tree to the main bole and prune epicormic growth and roots away from church wall
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Dec 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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13 Jan 2026
Decision issued: No Objections
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11 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Benjamin Hatcher Tree and Garden Services Agent, a tree-works contractor
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4 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Tree Location Plan
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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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