Planning application
Balcombe Barn Biddenden Road Frittenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 2EL
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: Conifer hedge (T1) - reduce; Conifer x5 (G2) - remove
As published by the council, reference 26/01549/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01549/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 9 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Cranbrook, Sissinghurst And Frittenden
- Parish
- Frittenden Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN17 2EL
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
10 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Tree Location Plan
- Photo 6
- Photo 5
- Photo 4
- Photo 3
- Photo 2
- Photo 1
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.
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