Firtree House Nursing Home 30 St James Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2JZ

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• 25/02435/TCA Granted

  Firtree House Nursing Home 30 St James Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2JZ

  Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: Group of SYCAMORE (G1) - Fell to ground level & treat stumps with ecoplug system

  Decided 14 Nov 2025 Trees

1. 29 Dec 2025

   Received by Tunbridge Wells

2. 19 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: No Objections

3. 11 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 19 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.

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.

• 108 St James Park Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2LL

  26/01039/FULL Submitted 11 May 2026 50 yards away

  Single-storey side extension & replacement of rear window

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 108 St James Park Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2LL

  25/02638/LAWPRO Submitted 3 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Lawful Development Cert. (Proposed) - Loft conversion with rear dormer window and 2 rooflight windows to front roofslope

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 10 docs

• Firtree House Nursing Home 30 St James Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2JZ

  25/02435/TCA Submitted 9 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: Group of SYCAMORE (G1) - Fell to ground level & treat stumps with ecoplug system

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• St James House 34 St James Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2JZ

  26/00500/TCA Submitted 5 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: Sweet Chestnut (T1) - Cut back overhanging growth, stubs and dead wood to the boundary line, max height of 12m; reduce overhanging growth of upper canopy by a max of 3m; reduce large limb extending to the north by a max of 5m

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 9 St James Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2JY

  22/03371/TCA Submitted 17 Nov 2022 100 yards away

  Trees in a conservation area notification: LIME (T1) - Re-pollard to old pollard points; SILVER BIRCH (T2) - Fell; SYCAMORE (T3) - Reduce by 25%; LIME (T4) - Re-pollard to old points

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• 39 St James Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2JY

  26/01534/TDD Submitted 8 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  Dead, dying or dangerous tree notification: Acacia - remove weakened limb

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 26/02352/TCA Awaiting decision

  24 Calverley Park Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2SL

  CA Trees: Eucalyptus x2 (G1) Fell

  Received 22 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/02334/TCA Awaiting decision

  7 Rosehill Walk Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1HL

  CA Tree: Common Laurel (T1) reduce to 3m high from ground level and 3m wide

  Received 19 Oct, published by the council 22 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/02333/TPO Awaiting decision

  4 Ironstones Langton Green Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0YD

  TPO: Beech (T1) Reduce crown back to previous pruning points, thin the crown 1-1.5m, Beech (T2) remove the remaining upper limbs, retaining the main three stems

  Received 19 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/02336/TCA Awaiting decision

  Melrose Camden Park Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5AE

  CA Trees: 6 Poplar (G1) reduce height by 8m to 3-4m below the pollard points

  Received 19 Oct, published by the council 20 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/02323/TCA Awaiting decision

  5 Oakfield Court Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4TL

  CA: Silver Birch - reduce height and spread of branches

  Received 16 Oct, published by the council 21 Oct 2026 Trees