Planning application
20 Broadwater Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5NR
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
TREES: Holly (H2) - removal; Holly (H7) - remove trunk; 5no. Holly (H5-H9) - thinning
As published by the council, reference 26/01547/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01547/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 9 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Pantiles
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN2 5NR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jul 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Tunbridge Wells took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Site notice map
- Site notice photo
- The hollies
- The hollies
- The hollies
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Tree Location Plan
- Photograph of Tree Overview
- Photograph of Tree H2
- Photograph of Tree H2
- Photograph of Tree H2
- Photograph of Tree Viewing SE
- Photograph of Tree Viewing NW
- Photograph of Small Holly H7
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Tunbridge Wells for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tunbridge Wells decided tree works applications in a median of 38 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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20A Broadwater Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5NR
98% historically approved · decision due ~17 Aug
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
Decided Trees 14 docs -
20A Broadwater Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5NR
98% historically approved · decision due ~14 Aug
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Decided Trees 11 docs -
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