Planning application
The Plain Balcombes Hill Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1AE
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: Horse Chestnut (T1) - crown lift to give 3 metre clearance.
As published by the council, reference 25/02984/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02984/TCA
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 12 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 12 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 21 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Rural Tunbridge Wells
- Parish
- Goudhurst Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN17 1AE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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21 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
The Living Forest Ltd Agent, registered in Cranbrook
Active · incorporated 1998 · Cranbrook
50 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 100% granted
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6 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Tree Location Plan
- Description of Work
- Photos
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 21 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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