Planning application
Somerden Groombridge Hill Groombridge Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 9QE
Works: Trees
Withdrawn before a decision, so it carries no planning weight. A revised scheme can be submitted at any time.
Proposal
Trees in a Conservation area notification: Laurel Hedge (T1-4) - Reduce height to 2.5m
As published by the council, reference 26/00110/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00110/TCA
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Withdrawn
- Received
- 19 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 19 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Rusthall And Speldhurst
- Parish
- Speldhurst Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN3 9QE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jan 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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19 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Application Withdrawn
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11 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.
The applicant is free to submit a revised application at any time, and many withdrawn schemes return in amended form, so the site is worth watching if the proposal affected you.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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