Planning application
8C Broadwater Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5NG
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
TREES: Silver Birch x6 (G1) - Reduce in height by 3-4m
As published by the council, reference 26/00242/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00242/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Application Refused
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 4 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 30 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Pantiles
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN2 5NG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/00241/TCA Withdrawn
8C Broadwater Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5NG
Trees in a Conservation area notification: Birch x2 and Rowan x1 (G2) - Reduce in height by 2-3 metres
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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30 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Treework (Tunbridge Wells) Ltd Agent, registered in Tunbridge Wells
Active · incorporated 2003 · Tunbridge Wells
117 applications on PlanIndex · 98% granted
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4 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Tree Location Plan
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Tunbridge Wells refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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