Planning application
Fountain Cottage Groombridge Hill Groombridge Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 9NA
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: Pine (T1) - Removal
As published by the council, reference 26/00763/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00763/TCA
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 7 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 9 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 6 May 2026
- Ward
- Rusthall And Speldhurst
- Parish
- Speldhurst Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN3 9NA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01050/TCA Granted
Fountain Cottage Groombridge Hill Groombridge Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 9NA
Trees in a Conservation area Notification: Sycamore x3 & Ash x2 (T1-5) - Fell
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Apr 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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9 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 May 2026
Decision issued: No Objections
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Photograph of Tree
- Photograph of Tree
- Tree Location Plan
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 6 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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