Planning application
7 Highgrove Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5NF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Trees: Oak (T1) - Reduce the overall canopy by 3-4 metres, remove two lowest boughs on the NW side; Oak x2 (G2) - Reduce the overall canopies by 3-4 metres
As published by the council, reference 25/03041/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03041/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 19 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 19 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 6 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Pantiles
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN2 5NF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Dec 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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6 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Treework (Tunbridge Wells) Ltd Agent, registered in Tunbridge Wells
Active · incorporated 2003 · Tunbridge Wells
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12 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Site notice map
- Site notice photo
- Oak trees
- Christopher Wigley
- Christopher Wigley
- Christopher Wigley
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Tree Location Plan
- Photo G2
- Photo T1
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 6 February 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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