5 The Old School Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1AF
Approved on 3 February 2020
Council decision: No ObjectionsDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: T1 (LIME) - Lift crown to first major branch (to c. 7m) and carry out an overall reduction by 2m to previous points; T2 (CONIFER) - Reduce by 2m
- Received
- 18 December 2019
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Goudhurst & Lamberhurst
- Agent
- G.Bridgland Ltd.
- ReceivedReceived18 Dec
- ValidatedValidated18 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date29 Jan
- DecidedDecided3 Feb
Decided in 47 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at 5 The Old School Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1AF. Tunbridge Wells has handled 811 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 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 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- TN17 1AF
- Application type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Goudhurst Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 December 2019
- Target decision date
- 29 January 2020
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- G.Bridgland Ltd.
- Agent address
- Heathwood Timber Yard Marden Road Cranbrook Kent, TN17 2LP
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-08353403
- Documents
- 4
- Constraints
- 7
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
- 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 (20)
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, 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.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202221 Jan
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: SILVER BIRCH (T1) - Reduce 2-3m in height and 1-2m in width to…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area22/00211/TCA - 201423 Oct
Tree in Conservation Area Notification: 1 No. LIME near No.8 The Old School - Reduce crown by 20% or back to…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area14/504881/TCA
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