Planning application
The Clearing High Street Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4AQ
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: Bay (T3) - height redaction by 2-3m & shape the sides; 2no Pine (T4) - height redaction by approx 2m & prune the side growth; Laurel (T5) - height redaction by approx 2-3m; Oak (T6) - remove deadwood & tidy the crown
As published by the council, reference 26/00887/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00887/TCA
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 21 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 23 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 29 May 2026
- Ward
- Hawkhurst, Sandhurst And Benenden
- Parish
- Hawkhurst Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN18 4AQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Apr 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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23 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 May 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
The Living Forest Ltd Agent, registered in Cranbrook
Active · incorporated 1998 · Cranbrook
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7 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Hawkhurst Parish Council
- Description Of Works
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Tree Location Plan
- Photographs of the Trees
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Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 29 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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