16 Ballard Way Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent TN12 6HZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02011/TDD - Dead or Dangerous Tree Notification Awaiting decision

Proposal

Dead/Dangerous Tree: Field maple (T1) dismantle to ground level Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 11 Sept 2026, 07:10

Application progress

✓

Received

10 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 17 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Oct 2026, from Tunbridge Wells's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 6

Plans & drawings 1

IMG Tree Location Plan Plan / Drawing · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Redacted Application Details · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

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Also on the record

Inside the Paddock Wood built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

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

Council: Tunbridge Wells
Application type: Dead or Dangerous Tree Notification
Postcode: TN12 6HZ
Received: 10 Sept 2026
Validated: 10 Sept 2026
Ward: Paddock Wood
Parish: Paddock Wood Town Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 17 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Tonbridge Tree Care

Decision outlook

Day 2 of the 56-day target. Tunbridge Wells usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 37.

prediction

Day 254 days to the 56-day target

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-15215297
Statutory expiry: 17 Sept 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