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26/01950/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

CA trees: Ash (T1) remove Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 03:23

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Application progress

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Received

2 Sept 2026

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Validated

3 Sept 2026

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Approved

2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 6

High Weald National Landscape

Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.

Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Local nature reserve 291 m away: Crane Valley

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Also on the record

4 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Cranbrook (Tunbridge Wells) built-up area; 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 · Not green belt · 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.

Building

Floor area392 m² (4,219 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (asset rating 78)

UseC2 Residential Institutions - Hospitals and Care Homes

HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2015, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Tunbridge Wells
Application type: Trees in Conservation Area
Received: 2 Sept 2026
Validated: 3 Sept 2026
Ward: Cranbrook, Sissinghurst And Frittenden
Parish: Cranbrook & Sissinghurst Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 15 Oct 2026
Decision: No Objections
Decision date: 2 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 8 days faster than Tunbridge Wells's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one29d

Council37d

UK36d

98%decided within 8 weeks

98%approved

349decided 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-15198499
Planning Portal ref: PP-15198499
Statutory expiry: 15 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Tunbridge Wells

Planning Authority Score

8.7/10

Excellent

#13 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Other 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

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

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

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.