Planning application
Toad Rock Retreat 1 Upper Street Rusthall Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 8NX
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: Lawson Cypress (T1 & T2) - fell to ground level
As published by the council, reference 26/00954/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00954/TCA
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No Objections
- Received
- 29 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 29 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 19 May 2026
- Ward
- Rusthall And Speldhurst
- Parish
- Rusthall Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN4 8NX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Apr 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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19 May 2026
Decision issued: No Objections
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11 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, registered in Tonbridge
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Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 19 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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