Planning application
8 ALDER CLOSE, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8BY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G1 OAK X2. FULL CROWN REDUCTION OF THE HEIGHT AND SPREAD OF THE TREES BY UP TO 2 METRES. (AS CLOSE TO PREVIOUS PRUNING WOUNDS AS GROWTH POINTS ALLOW)
As published by the council, reference TM/2026/0152/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- TM/2026/0152/TPO
- Type
- Tree with Preservation Order
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: No objections
- Received
- 8 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 20 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Heathfield South
- Parish
- Heathfield & Waldron
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TN21 8BY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jul 2026
Received by Wealden
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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20 Aug 2026
Decision issued: No objections
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Wealden 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.
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