Planning application
Middle Coach House The Green Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4DN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
TREES: Lime (T1) - Pollard & crown lift; Field Maple (T2) - Remove Stem; Holly & Hawthorn (G1) - Cut back by 3m
As published by the council, reference 25/02953/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02953/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 10 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 10 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 2 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Hawkhurst, Sandhurst And Benenden
- Parish
- Benenden Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN17 4DN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Dec 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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2 Feb 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
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor
12 applications on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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