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CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, CHURCH STREET, WADHURST, TN5 6AR

Granted Wealden TM/2026/0172/TCA Trees in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

THE TREE LOCATION OF THE TREE IS IDENTIFIED ON THE ATTACHED PLAN AND IS APPROXIMATELY 20 WEST OF THE CHURCH. THE TREE IS A CYPRESS CONIFER APPROXIMATELY 6M TALL X 3M WIDE. IT IS ADJACENT TO A LARGE LIME TREE AND A YEW AND IS OUT OF KEEPING WITH ALL THE INDIGENOUS TREES IN THE CHURCHYARD. IT ALSO OCCUPIES VALUABLE SPACE IN OUR CHURCHYARD WHICH IS VERY NEARLY FULL AND SO WE WISH TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS SPACE FOR BURIALS FOR PARISH RESIDENTS RATHER THAN FACE IMMINENT CLOSURE OF THE CHURCHYARD.

As published by the council, reference TM/2026/0172/TCA

Application record

Reference
TM/2026/0172/TCA
Type
Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Granted As published: No objections
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Decided
23 Sep 2026
Ward
Frant & Wadhurst
Parish
Wadhurst
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TN5 6AR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wealden register

This site has had 4 applications since 2010: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • WD/2026/1350/F Granted

    CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, CHURCH STREET, WADHURST, TN5 6AR

    RAISING OF BRICK RETAINING WALL LOCATED OPPOSITE THE NORTH TRANSEPT NORTH WALL, APPROVED UNDER PREVIOUS CONSENT, AND INSTALLATION AGAINST THE RETAINING WALL OF 4NO BATTERIES AND INVERTER AND ASSOCIATED CABLING, AS PART OF PROPOSALS FOR CARBON REDUCTION. PROVISION OF CAGING AROUND BATTERIES FOR PROTECTION.

    Decided 28 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • WD/2025/2859/CD Granted

    CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, CHURCH STREET, WADHURST, TN5 6AR

    APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 4 AND 6 ATTACHED TO WD/2025/0276/F

    Decided 6 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, CHURCH STREET, WADHURST, TN5 6AR

    TREE WORKS AS PER REPORT, SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS, DESIGNATED WADHURST CONSERVATION AREA, OCTOBER 1971/MAY 1998

    Decided 26 May 2010 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Aug 2026

    Received by Wealden

  2. 13 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 23 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: No objections

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Wealden granted permission on 23 September 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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    Granted Full applications 18 docs
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