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Grey Lodge High Street Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent

17/04181/TCATrees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 15 January 2018

Council decision: No ObjectionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Tree in a Conservation Area Notification: 2 No. Elwoodii Conifers (G1) flanking grass area between steps - Fell both trees to ground level; Early mature Common Yew (T2) - Sensitively lift low crown on Hatton Housing side to approx 1.8m to an even level (height of adjacent laurel hedge) back to main stem leaving screen over hedge for privacy screening; Mature multi stemmed Bay Tree (T3) - Reduce height to vicinity of washing line to an even level; Mature Buxus Tree (T4) - Reduce height to just below garage window sill to even level. Sensitively prune to ensure no branches are touching garage or roof; 2 No. Pear (G5) and associated basal growth flanking wall of Grey Lodge - Fell both trees and all associated basal growth retaining as much wire on building as possible

Received
11 December 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Speldhurst & Bidborough
  1. Received11 Dec
  2. Validated11 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target22 Jan
  5. Decided15 Jan

Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Grey Lodge High Street Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent. Tunbridge Wells has handled 811 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 3 weeks quicker than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address.

99% of trees applications at Tunbridge Wells Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bidborough Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 December 2017
Target decision date
22 January 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The Oast Preston Farm Shoreham Road Shoreham Kent, TN14 7UD

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06599837
Documents
4
Constraints
5

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

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