Planning application
Vale House Clarence Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1HE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Trees: Robinia (T1) - dead, fell to 3m from ground level
As published by the council, reference 26/00188/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00188/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 29 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 5 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 24 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Culverden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN1 1HE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01611/TCA Granted
Vale House Clarence Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1HE
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: Whitebeam/Hornbeam (G1) - remove 3m growth
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26/00189/TCA Granted
Vale House Clarence Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1HE
Trees in a Conservation area notification: Birch (G1) - Reduce tallest 3 trees by 3m to suitable growth points, reduce smallest tree by up to 1.5m to match adjacent, sever ivy to 1.5m from ground level; Mixed Species (G2) - Cut back to pavement edge, crown raise to 3.5m; Holme Oak (G2) - Fell to ground level; Oak (T2) - Fell to ground level; Oak (T3) - cut back to pavement edge, removing up to 2.5m, sever ivy to 1.5m from ground level
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jan 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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5 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Down to Earth Trees Ltd Agent, registered in Chislehurst
Active · incorporated 2012 · Chislehurst
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Replanting Plan
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Photo (2)
- Photo (3)
- Photo (4)
- Photo (5)
- Photo (6)
- Photo (7)
- Tree Location Plan
- Photo
- Photo (1)
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 24 March 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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