Planning application
Rusthall Common Langton Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent
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: Turkey Oak (1153) - Reduce crown by 30%, remove suspended or broken branches and remove shorten deadwood; Common Oak (1154) - Pollard to 6m; Hybrid Black Polar (1155) - Reduce crown by 20%; Hybrid Black Poplar (1156) - Remove suspended or broken branches
As published by the council, reference 26/00144/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00144/TCA
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 22 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 19 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Rusthall And Speldhurst
- Parish
- Rusthall Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jan 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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19 Feb 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
- Covering Email received 22.01.2026
- Tree Safety Survey Report
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 19 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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