Planning application
High Banks High Street Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0UP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
TREES: Yew (T1) - height reduction 2m, prune to secondary growth points, reduce lower branches to provide clearance of 2.5m from ground
As published by the council, reference 26/01168/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01168/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Decided
- 21 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Southborough And Bidborough
- Parish
- Bidborough Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN3 0UP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01169/TCA Granted
High Banks High Street Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0UP
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: 5no. Palm (T2-T6) & 7no. Leylandii (T7-T13) - fell
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 May 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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21 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- Site notice map
- Site notice photo
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Bidborough Parish Council
- Tree Location Plan
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Image of T1
- Image of T1
- Email to Applicant (TCA)
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 21 July 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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