Planning application
4 Kentish Gardens Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5XU
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Trees in a Conservation area notification - Leylandii (T1) - Fell; Lime (T2) - Remove secondary stem approx. 2.5 metres above ground level and crown reduce by the removal of no more than 2m of growth from the tips.
As published by the council, reference 26/00843/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00843/TCA
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 16 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 16 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Pantiles
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN2 5XU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Apr 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Tunbridge Wells took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Agent on file, registered in Tunbridge Wells
101 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 98% granted
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3 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
This application is with Tunbridge Wells for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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