Planning application
20A Broadwater Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5NR
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: Holly (T1) - Remove dead branches on main stem up to 6m from ground level; Beech (T2) - Removal of two lowest branches back to main stem, prune third limb by 2m; Cedar (T3) - removal of dead wood; Hazel (T5) - coppice by 6m to ground level, remove dead branches underneath; Yew (T6) - remove all dead branches at approx 3m from ground level, lift branch by up to 4m back to main stem; Sweet Chestnut (T8) - reduce height by 3m & reduce spread by up to 1m; 2no. Goat Willow (T10) - fell to ground level & grind stump out by 200mm below ground level; Oak & Goat Willow (G11) - fell to ground level
As published by the council, reference 26/01411/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01411/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 22 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Pantiles
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN2 5NR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01402/TPO Granted
20A Broadwater Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5NR
TREES: Persian Ironwood (T4) - thin canopy by removing low vertical limb at ground level and smaller vertices branches at 2m, prune over the drive and footpath up to 3m & prune away from door entrance by 1m; Scots Pine (T7) - lift canopy over seating area by pruning one lowest limb back by 4.5m, drop crotching; Sawara Cypress (T9) - removal of dead wood
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22/03264/TPO Granted
20A Broadwater Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5NR
TREES: PERSIAN IRONWOOD - Reduce canopy by approx. 2m in height and width. Pruning as per previously consented pruning works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jun 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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22 Jul 2026
Decision issued: No Objections
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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12 Aug 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 26/01402/TPO (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Sam Rogers Tree Care Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Hitchin
Active · incorporated 2018 · Hitchin
40 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Photograph of G11
- Photograph of T5
- Photograph of T2
- Photograph of T3
- Photograph of T1
- Photograph of Tree
- Photograph of T10
- Photograph of T6
- Photograph of T8
- Tree Location Plan
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Email to Agent (Trees not under TPO)
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 22 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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