Planning application
32 Clarendon Way Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5LD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
TREES: Sweet Chestnut (G17) - Crown lift by the removal of the lowest branches to provide a clearance of up to 5 metres between the ground and the remaining lowest foliage.
As published by the council, reference 26/00687/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00687/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 26 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 18 May 2026
- Ward
- Pantiles
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN2 5LD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Mar 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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18 May 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Tree Location Plan 1
- Tree Location Plan 2
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 18 May 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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