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Lamberts Church Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1BH

19/02802/TCATrees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 15 November 2019

Council decision: No ObjectionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Tree in a Conservation Area Notification : YEW (T1) - Thin the crown by approximately 10 percent cutting back to appropriate branch axils and removing deadwood; COB (HAZEL) (T2) - Remove young wood to enhance shape and prune away from the barn; YEW (T4) - Clean all major deadwood and carry out an approximate 30 percent reduction ( 2 - 3 metres) with a proportional width reduction; ASH (T5) - Reduce by approximately 1.5 - 2 metres with a proportional width reduction cutting back to appropriate branch axils; BAY (T6) - Carry out an approximate 30 percent reduction with a proportional width reduction cutting back to appropriate branch axils; COB (Hazel) (T7) - Clean out and shape crown, carry out an approximate 20 percent reduction with a proportional width reduction cutting back to appropriate branch axils; CONIFER (T8) - Lightly prune to shape, keeping shaggy appearance; BEECH (T9) - Carry out a 1.5 - 2 metre reduction with a thinning of approximately 10 percent cutting back to appropriate branch axils; SYCAMORE (T10) - Dismantle fell

Received
1 October 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Goudhurst & Lamberhurst
Agent
The Living Forest Ltd
  1. Received1 Oct
  2. Validated1 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target12 Nov
  5. Decided15 Nov

Decided in 45 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Lamberts Church Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1BH. Tunbridge Wells has handled 811 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 11 days quicker than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 21 other applications at this address. We hold 1,133 applications in total for the TN17 postcode area.

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

Postcode
TN17 1BH
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Goudhurst Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 October 2019
Target decision date
12 November 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent
The Living Forest Ltd
Agent address
1 Turnden Cottages Hartley Road Cranbrook Kent, TN17 3QR

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08192432
Documents
4
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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, 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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Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    16 Jun

    Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: Yew (T1) - reduce height by 2-3m to previous points & shape; Ash…

    ApprovedApplication26/01368/TCA
  2. 2026
    15 Jun

    Dead, Dying or Dangerous Tree Notification: Hazel - Coppice at approx 1m

    No ObjectionsDead or Dangerous Tree Notification26/01374/TDD
  3. 2025
    4 Sep

    Non-Material Amendment in relation to 22/02580/FULL

    ApprovedNon-material amendment25/02099/NMAMD
  4. 2024
    4 Oct

    Listed Building Consent - Demolition and rebuilding of west elevation chimney (Works Commenced)

    ApprovedListed building consent24/02578/LBC
  5. 2024
    12 Sep

    Dead, Dying or Dangerous Tree Notification: HORSE CHESTNUT - Fell

    ApprovedDead or Dangerous Tree Notification24/02369/TDD
  6. 2024
    2 Sep

    Submission of Details in relation to condition 4(c) (full detail sections and elevations of proposed external…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/02250/SUB

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