Planning application
EARLSTONE COTTAGE, MELFORT ROAD, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1QT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
MATURE BEECH TREE IN THE REAR GARDEN OF THE PROPERTY (EARLSTONE COTTAGE} SPEC OF WORKS ,REDUCE WHOLE CROWN BY 3 METERS ,REDUCE WEIGHT OFF THE LIMBS TO HELP WITH THE EFFECTS OF THE GANODEMA AT THE BASE OF THE TREE.
As published by the council, reference TM/2026/0018/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- TM/2026/0018/TPO
- Type
- Tree with Preservation Order
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: No objections
- Received
- 21 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 17 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Crowborough South West
- Parish
- Crowborough
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TN6 1QT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jan 2026
Received by Wealden
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23 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Mar 2026
Decision issued: No objections
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11 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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