Oak House Furzefield Avenue Speldhurst Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0LD Data via plota.co.uk

26/00585/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

Trees: Ash x3 (G1) - cut back to boundary Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 Mar 2026
Validated
23 Mar 2026
Consultation
15 Apr 2026
Approved
14 May 2026

Approved on 14 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

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.
Also on the record
Inside the Speldhurst built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, 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 11 September 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.

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Important details

Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
TN3 0LD
Received
13 Mar 2026
Validated
23 Mar 2026
Ward
Rusthall And Speldhurst
Parish
Speldhurst Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
18 May 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
14 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Watson Tree Services Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 15 days slower than Tunbridge Wells's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
288decided 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-14761236
Comments by
21 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
15 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
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