Balcombe Barn Biddenden Road Frittenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 2EL Data via plota.co.uk

26/01549/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Withdrawn

Proposal

Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: Conifer hedge (T1) - reduce; Conifer x5 (G2) - remove Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
9 Jul 2026
Withdrawn
20 Aug 2026

Withdrawn on 20 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Balcombe Farmhouse, Grade II*, 31 m away · 1 Grade II*, 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 3 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Frittenden 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
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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Tunbridge Wells - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
TN17 2EL
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Cranbrook, Sissinghurst And Frittenden
Parish
Frittenden Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Withdrawn
Decision date
20 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15073410
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