Planning application
3 Bishops Down Cottage Bishops Down Park Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 8XY
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: Silver Birch x2 (SB1, SB2) - reduce crown by 5m; Beech (B4) - reduce crown by 3m; Beech x3 (B2, B3, B5) - reduce crown by 3m.
As published by the council, reference 25/03004/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03004/TCA
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 15 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 9 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Culverden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN4 8XY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Dec 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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9 Jan 2026
Decision issued: No Objections
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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 9 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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