15 Tristan Gardens Rusthall Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 8PD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
TREES: Pine (T1) - Reduce the side of the canopy by approx 1-2m back to the edge of the driveway; Pine (T2) - weight reduction of the overextended lateral limbs by approx 3-4m; Sycamore (T3) - crown raise by removing two lower limbs, remove deadwood Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 24 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Aug 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Other documents 6
Site constraints 3
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
- Tree Preservation Order
- Postcode
- TN4 8PD
- Received
- 1 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Rusthall And Speldhurst
- Parish
- Rusthall Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 31 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Split - Part Allowed/Part Refused
- Decision date
- 24 Aug 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. Refused, as 5% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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-14973997
- Comments by
- 29 Jul 2026
- Site or press notice
- 15 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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