Sequoia House Forest Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4TT Data via plota.co.uk

26/01297/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Trees: Sycamore (T1/T3) - Fell; Holly (T2) - Fell Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jun 2026
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Validated
9 Jun 2026
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Consultation
10 Jul 2026
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Approved
28 Jul 2026

Approved on 28 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Jul 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

IMG Site notice map Planning Notice · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG Site notice photo Planning Notice · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

Registered park or garden 72 m away: Dunorlan Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National landscape 254 m away: High Weald; Inside the Royal Tunbridge Wells built-up area; Heritage at risk 95 m away: Royal Tunbridge Wells; Green belt 70 m away: London; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,200,000 in November 2016. Detached house, freehold.

4 November 2016£1,200,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Tunbridge Wells
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
TN2 4TT
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
28 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 12 days slower than Tunbridge Wells's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
352decided in the last year

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-14993053
Planning Portal ref
PP-14993053
Comments by
31 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
10 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

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Tunbridge Wells
Planning Authority Score
8.7/10
Excellent
#13 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Tunbridge Wells decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #69 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #63 of 296
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #26 of 296
25%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #32 of 296
85%
Minor dwellings approved
150 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
96%
Change of use approved
47 decided
1,178
Total decisions
83 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use