Planning application
2 Tristan Gardens Rusthall Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 8PD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Trees: Lime (T2) - Pollard by cutting back all young regrowth shoots to the parent branch or trunk without cutting into the old wood
As published by the council, reference 26/00033/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00033/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 7 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 18 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Rusthall And Speldhurst
- Parish
- Rusthall Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN4 8PD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jan 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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18 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Site notice map
- Site notice photo 1
- Site notice photo 2
- Site notice photo 2
- Lime tree
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Satellite Tree Location
- All Trees with proposed work
- Tree Location Plan
- Reason for works
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 18 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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