Planning application
Printers Pie Stone Street Cranbrook Kent TN17 3HF
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: Willow (T1) - Coppice at 30cm from ground level
As published by the council, reference 26/00401/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00401/TCA
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 23 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 23 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 25 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Cranbrook, Sissinghurst And Frittenden
- Parish
- Cranbrook & Sissinghurst Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN17 3HF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Feb 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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25 Mar 2026
Decision issued: No Objections
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11 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Benjamin Hatcher Tree and Garden Services Agent, a tree-works contractor
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5 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Tree Location Plan
- Satellite Tree Location
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 25 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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