Planning application
Land Adjacent To The Water Tower Pembury Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 3RG
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: Larch (T1) - Remove deadwood and hanging branch. Works completed; Scots Pine (T2) - Remove; Oak (T3) - Remove; Holly (T4) - Reduce/remove/cutback; Birch (T5) - Remove; Birch (T6) - Remove; Beech (T7) - Crown lift 4m; Elder (T8) - Remove; Willow (T9) - Remove; Birch (T10) - Crown reduce by 5m; Beech (T11) - Section to ground. Works done; Beech, Oak (G1) - Remove ivy on all, remove twin stem on Beech, Remove largest Oak.
As published by the council, reference 26/01051/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01051/TCA
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No Objections
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 2026
- Decided
- 4 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Park
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN2 3RG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 May 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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4 Jun 2026
Decision issued: No Objections
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11 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Canterbury
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5 documents on file for this application
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Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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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