45 Sychem Place Five Oak Green Tonbridge Kent TN12 6TS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
TREES: Oak (T1) - Reduce crown by up to 3m; crown lift to 2.1m; remove deadwood Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Other documents 5
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2026, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Application type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Postcode
- TN12 6TS
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Validated
- 15 May 2026
- Ward
- Pembury And Capel
- Parish
- Capel Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 53 days from validation, 16 days slower than Tunbridge Wells's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Tunbridge Wells in the last twelve months, from validation. Tunbridge Wells decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14937962
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14937962
- Comments by
- 10 Jun 2026
- Site or press notice
- 20 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Tunbridge Wells is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #26 out of 296. Only 25% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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