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The Ark Childrens Centre Broadwater Lane Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5RP

17/01185/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 23 May 2017

Council decision: Lesser Works (Trees)Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Trees: Oak - 2/3m crown reduction with a proportional width reduction towards building, cutting back to appropriate side branches and thin crown by approximately 15%.

Received
4 April 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Broadwater
  1. Received4 Apr
  2. Validated5 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target31 May
  5. Decided23 May

Decided in 48 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Ark Childrens Centre Broadwater Lane Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5RP. Tunbridge Wells has handled 811 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,580 applications in total for the TN2 postcode area.

99% of trees applications at Tunbridge Wells Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
TN2 5RP
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 April 2017
Target decision date
31 May 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO Miss Magda Marner 1 Turnden Cottages Hartley Road Cranbrook Kent TN17 3QR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05969483
Documents
3
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    26 Feb

    Trees: SILVER BIRCH (T2) - Fell to ground level

    ApprovedTree Preservation Order24/00544/TPO

Source: Tunbridge Wells

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