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Coggers Hall School Hill Lamberhurst Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 8DE

Awaiting decision Tunbridge Wells 26/00969/TCA Trees in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: Sycamore, Holly x2 (G1) - Take down to 8-10m; Fir Tree (T1) - Take down to hedge line; Yew (T2) - Reduce in height to match tree to it, reshape, trim remainder; Crab apple (T3) - Trim longest branches; Large Thuja (T4) - Reduce by 50% and trim; Yew (T5) - Reduce by 30%; Hawthorn (G2) - Take down to 6ft; Hawthorn, Thuja (G3) - Trim back longest branches; Yew x2, Conifer (G4) - Reduce.

As published by the council, reference 26/00969/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/00969/TCA
Type
Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Ward
Rural Tunbridge Wells
Parish
Lamberhurst Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN3 8DE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/02171/TCA Granted

    Coggers Hall School Hill Lamberhurst Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 8DE

    Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: ASH (T1) - Reduce canopy 50%

    Decided 25 Sep 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Apr 2026

    Received by Tunbridge Wells

  2. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 25 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, a tree-works contractor

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Documents

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2 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

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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