Planning application
Gorsebrook Pembury Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 3QN
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
TREES: Western Red Cedar (T1) - Remove
As published by the council, reference 26/01230/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01230/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Application Refused
- Received
- 1 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Park
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN2 3QN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jun 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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27 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
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11 Aug 2026
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Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Appeal: 26/00024/REF (Appeal In Progress)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
- LPA Questionnaire
- LPA Questionnaire
- LPA Questionnaire
- LPA Questionnaire
- LPA Questionnaire
- LPA Questionnaire
- Appeal Form
- Appeal Start Letter
- Site notice map
- Site notice photo
- T1 western red cedar
- T1 western red cedar
- T1 western red cedar
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Arboricultural Survey & Constraints
- Tree Location Plan
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Tunbridge Wells refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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