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High Banks High Street Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0UP

Granted Tunbridge Wells 26/01169/TCA Trees in Conservation Area

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: 5no. Palm (T2-T6) & 7no. Leylandii (T7-T13) - fell

As published by the council, reference 26/01169/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/01169/TCA
Type
Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: No Objections
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
21 May 2026
Decided
29 Jun 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.

  • 26/01168/TPO Granted

    High Banks High Street Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0UP

    TREES: Yew (T1) - height reduction 2m, prune to secondary growth points, reduce lower branches to provide clearance of 2.5m from ground

    Decided 21 Jul 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 May 2026

    Received by Tunbridge Wells

  2. 29 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: No Objections

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 26/01168/TPO (Decided)

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 documents on file for this application

  • Decision Notice Decision · 29 Jun 2026
  • Delegated Report Delegated Report · 29 Jun 2026
  • Tree Location Plan Plan / Drawing · 22 May 2026
  • ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 21 May 2026
  • Image of T3-T6 Photographs · 21 May 2026
  • Image of T3-T6 Photographs · 21 May 2026
  • Image of T3-T6 Photographs · 21 May 2026
  • Image of T3-T6 Photographs · 21 May 2026
  • Image of T2 Photographs · 21 May 2026
  • Image of T7-T13 Photographs · 21 May 2026
  • Image of T7-T13 Photographs · 21 May 2026
  • Email to Applicant (TCA) Correspondence · 21 May 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 29 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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