Planning application
Warwick Park Nursing Home 55 Warwick Park Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5EJ
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: Sycamore x 2 (T1 & T2) - fell and grind out stumps; Laurel hedge (T3) - reduce height to approx. 3m (10ft); Fir hedge (T4) - reduce height to height of lowest Firs approx. 0.6m-0.9m (2-3ft)
As published by the council, reference 26/00769/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00769/TCA
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 8 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 8 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Pantiles
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN2 5EJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01027/TCA Granted
Warwick Park Nursing Home 55 Warwick Park Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5EJ
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: Conifer (T1) - lift lower branches 2.5m from ground & remove overhanging limb; Oak & Sycamore (T2 & T3) - lift lower branches 2.5m from ground
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21/00878/TCA Granted
Warwick Park Nursing Home 55 Warwick Park Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5EJ
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: Hedgerow comprising of 20 conifer trees (H1) - Reduce to height of first floor gutter of 53 Warwick Park, and on a gradient down to the height of the adjacent bushes at the other end of the hedge; ASH (T1) - Fell; SILVER BIRCH (T2) - Removal of two limbs that protrude into the hedgerow (H1); SYCAMORE (T3) - Reduce in line with new hedge height; PEAR (T4) - 30% canopy reduction
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Apr 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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30 Apr 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
Mark C Baker Arboriculture and Installations Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor
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8 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Tree Location Plan
- Photo
- T1 Photo
- T3 Photo
- T2 Photo
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 30 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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