Planning application
16 Madeira Park Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5SX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
TREES: Silver Birch x2 (T1/T2) - Removal
As published by the council, reference 26/00207/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00207/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 2 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 2 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 19 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Pantiles
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN2 5SX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 2 applications since 2007: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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07/01031/TREECA Granted
16 Madeira Park Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5SX
Trees in Conservation Area Notification: OAK (T1) - Fell
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Feb 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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19 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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29 Jul 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
- Application Form Redacted
- Tree Plan & Photos
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 19 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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