Planning application
7D Sandrock Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 3PX
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: Horse Chestnut (T1) - Remove five lateral branches
As published by the council, reference 26/01574/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01574/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 14 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Park
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN2 3PX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 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 8 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Benjamin's Trees ltd Agent
11 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Tree Location Plan
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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