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Patagonia House Pembury Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent

Granted Tunbridge Wells 26/00295/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Trees: Oak (370) - Remove deadwood in crown; Prunus (372) - Fell; Laburnum (373) - Fell; Holly (374) - Raise crown to 7m; Silver Birch (375) - Fell, dead; Lawson Cypress (376) - Top at 8m, remove decayed stem to West, remove two low limbs to South; Oak (377) - Remove epicormic growth from trunk; Silver Birch (378) - Fell; Line of Cypress and 1x Conifer (G1) - Top at 8-10m

As published by the council, reference 26/00295/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/00295/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
16 Feb 2026
Decided
9 Apr 2026
Ward
Park
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00306/TCA Granted

    Patagonia House Pembury Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent

    Trees in a Conservation Area notification: Cypress (371) - Fell, dead

    Decided 4 Mar 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Feb 2026

    Received by Tunbridge Wells

  2. 16 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Robertson's Tree Surgery Agent, a tree-works contractor

3 applications on PlanIndex

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Documents

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8 documents on file for this application

  • Decision Notice Decision · 09 Apr 2026
  • Delegated Report Delegated Report · 09 Apr 2026
  • Replanting Plan Supporting Documents · 17 Feb 2026
  • ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 09 Feb 2026
  • Tree Location Plan Plan / Drawing · 09 Feb 2026
  • Tree Survey Supporting Documents · 09 Feb 2026
  • Damaged Paving 2 Photographs · 09 Feb 2026
  • Damaged Paving 3 Photographs · 09 Feb 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 9 April 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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