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WEALDEN HOUSE, CASTLE WALK, WADHURST, TN5 6DB

Granted Wealden TM/2025/0331/TPO Tree with Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T1 OAK - CANOPY REDUCTION OF 1.5-2.5M TO STRONG SECONDARY GROWTH POINTS - FURTHER THIN THE CROWN BY 5-10% WHERE NECESSARY. REMOVE EPICORMIC GROWTH AND DEADWOOD. SPECIMEN HAS BEEN OBSERVED WITH SEVERAL FRUITING BODIES OF GANODERMA BRACKETS AT THE BASE OF THE TREE ALONG WITH SPARASSIS SPATHULATA FRUITING BODY. REDUCTION AIMS TO REDUCE SAIL/ WIND LOAD ON PARTIALLY DECAYED STEM.

As published by the council, reference TM/2025/0331/TPO

Application record

Reference
TM/2025/0331/TPO
Type
Tree with Preservation Order
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
No objections
Received
3 Dec 2025
Validated
4 Dec 2025
Decided
26 Jan 2026
Ward
Frant & Wadhurst
Parish
Wadhurst
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TN5 6DB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Dec 2025

    Received by Wealden

  2. 4 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: No objections

  4. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Wealden granted permission on 26 January 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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