Planning application
The Hollonds Broom Lane Langton Green Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0RA
Works: Trees
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Proposal
TREES: Ash (T1) - section fell to approx 1.5m from ground level; Red Oak (T2) - remove deadwood; Red Oak (T3) - section fell to approx 6m from ground level; Oak (T4) - reduce limb by 2m; Oak (T5) - remove 2 lowest limbs back to point of origin; Small Leaved Lime (T6) - section fell to ground level; Western Red Cedar (T7) - section fell to approx 8m from ground level
As published by the council, reference 26/00932/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00932/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 28 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 19 May 2026
- Ward
- Rusthall And Speldhurst
- Parish
- Speldhurst Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN3 0RA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Apr 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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19 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 July 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
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Sevenoaks
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This application is with Tunbridge Wells for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tunbridge Wells decided tree works applications in a median of 38 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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