Planning application
Spring Cottage The Hill Cranbrook Kent TN17 3HS
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: Ash (T1) - Pollard; Magnolia (T2) - 30% reduction with width reduction back to branch axils
As published by the council, reference 26/01584/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01584/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 14 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 20 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Cranbrook, Sissinghurst And Frittenden
- Parish
- Cranbrook & Sissinghurst Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN17 3HS
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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20 Aug 2026
Decision issued: No Objections
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
The Living Forest Ltd Agent, registered in Cranbrook
Active · incorporated 1998 · Cranbrook
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6 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Tree Location Plan
- Description of Works
- Photos
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 20 August 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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