Land At Redland Avenue And Middlefield Rusthall Tunbridge Wells Kent Data via plota.co.uk

26/00813/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

Trees: Field Maple (T102) Crown lift to 3m; Ash (T106) Fell; Oak (T107) Remove broken branch and crown lift to 6m over parking; Sycamore (T108) Fell; Mixed (G109) Ash fell, Sycamore Crown lift to 3m, remove dead stem; Ash (T110) Fell; Field Maple (T111) Remove epicormics to 4m; Oak (T112) Crown reduce by 2.5-3m; Ash (T117.1) Crown lift to 2.5m; Mixed (G118) Crown lift to 2.5m; Cherry (G119) Crown lift to 2.5m, reduce back 1.5m from building; Sycamore (T124) Fell; Oak (T132) Cut back from building to give 4m clearance; Oak (T133) Pollard at 12m; Mixed (G134) Pollard at 2.5m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 Apr 2026
Consultation
15 Apr 2026
Approved
27 May 2026

Approved on 27 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Important details

Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
TN4 8AJ
Received
13 Apr 2026
Validated
13 Apr 2026
Ward
Rusthall And Speldhurst
Parish
Rusthall Parish Council
Case officer
Track to view
Target decision
8 Jun 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
27 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Treeline Services Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14852554
Comments by
5 May 2026
Site notice
15 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tunbridge Wells
Planning Authority Score
8.5/10
Excellent
#13 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Tunbridge Wells is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #28 out of 292. Only 26% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Tunbridge Wells decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #51 of 292
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #64 of 292
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #28 of 292
26%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #38 of 292
88%
Minor dwellings approved
167 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,217
Total decisions
78 refused in 2025