Mulberry House The Midway Nevill Court Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 8NJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01810/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Awaiting decision

Proposal

TPO Trees: Sycamore (T1) crown reduce 3m, remove branch, Oak (T2) crown reduce 4m, Oak (T4) reduce by 5m, Western Red Cedar (T9) fell, Lime (T10,T11) remove epicormic growth, Laurel (T13) cut back to fence line, Oak (T14) remove failed branch Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Sept 2026, from Tunbridge Wells's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 28 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI 436 m away: Rusthall Common SSSI; Green belt 6 m away: London; Priority habitat 7 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Royal Tunbridge Wells 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 · No listed building at the site · 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
TN4 8NJ
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Culverden
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Oz Trees

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Tunbridge Wells usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 37.

Day 2135 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-15157045
Comments by
28 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
7 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 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
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