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
- Granted As published: 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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Who's behind it
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Vogel Tree and Estate Management Limited Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Canterbury
Active · incorporated 2020 · Canterbury
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5 documents on file for this application
- Alastair Tod - Civic Society
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Tree Survey
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 4 June 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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