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Highgate Hall, Apartment 1 Rye Road Hawkhurst Cranbrook TN18 4EY

21/02997/TCATrees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 14 October 2021

Council decision: No ObjectionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Trees in Conservation Area notification - T1 (GOAT WILLOW) - Remove; T2 (GOAT WILLOW) - Remove side stem, reduce lateral spread and Prune; T3 (BEECH) - Reduce in height by 2-3m and reduce lateral crown spread by 1.5m approx., pruning to appropriate unions; G4 (YEW x 2) - Sever ivy; T5 (BAY LAUREL) - Reduce height by 1.5-2m.

Received
2 September 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hawkhurst & Sandhurst
Agent
Tree Craft Ltd
  1. Received2 Sep
  2. Validated2 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided14 Oct

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Highgate Hall, Apartment 1 Rye Road Hawkhurst Cranbrook TN18 4EY. Tunbridge Wells has handled 811 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 717 applications in total for the TN18 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
TN18 4EY
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hawkhurst Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 September 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
Tree Craft Ltd
Agent address
16 Hillside Farm Rushmore Hill Knockholt TN14 7NL United Kingdom

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10182535
Documents
4
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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

13 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2020
    23 Jun

    Submission of Details in Relation to Conditions 3 (Materials); 4 (Further material details); 6 (Details of…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions20/01730/SUB
  2. 2020
    15 Jun

    Submission of Details in Relation to Conditions 3 (External Materials), 4 (Tree Protection Plan), 5 (Details…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions20/01631/SUB
  3. 2020
    6 Mar

    EIA Screening Opinion - Erection of dwelling and bin store

    ApprovedEIA Screening Opinion20/00964/ENVSCR
  4. 2020
    6 Mar

    Erection of dwelling and bin store

    WithdrawnFull Application20/00744/FULL
  5. 2019
    19 Jul

    EIA Screening Opinion - Partial demolition of north boundary wall down to stable substrate and rebuilding…

    ApprovedEIA Screening Opinion19/02611/ENVSCR
  6. 2019
    19 Jul

    Partial demolition of north boundary wall down to stable substrate and rebuilding.

    ApprovedFull Application19/02060/FULL

Source: Tunbridge Wells

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