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14 Wallace Close Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5HW

22/00954/TPOTree Preservation OrderRefused

Refused on 17 May 2022

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

CONIFER - Remove to ground level - Sycamore remove to ground level,

Received
23 March 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Pantiles & St Marks
  1. Received23 Mar
  2. Validated23 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided17 May

Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 14 Wallace Close Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5HW. Tunbridge Wells has handled 811 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 6 days longer than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 4 other applications 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 5HW
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 March 2022
Consultation expiry
14 May 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Tunbridge Wells Tree Surgeons
Agent address
13 Summervale Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent, TN4 8JJ

Publicity

Site notice start
22 April 2022
Site notice end
14 May 2022

Additional information

Documents
5
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Heritage at Risk Register: Royal Tunbridge WellsNext to the site
  • 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, 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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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    18 May

    Trees: Sycamore (G1) - Reduce height and lateral branches by 2m; Cypress (G1) - Reduce height and lateral…

    PendingTree Preservation Order26/01123/TPO
  2. 2023
    16 Feb

    Submission of Details in relation to Condition 4 - (Tree Protection) of 22/02349/FULL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions23/00433/SUB
  3. 2022
    5 Aug

    Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and raised decking

    ApprovedFull Application22/02349/FULL
  4. 2016
    27 Oct

    G1 - (Sequoia) - Fell to ground level and grind/poison stump;G2 - (Sequoia) - Fell to ground level and…

    ApprovedTree Preservation Order16/07141/TPO
  5. 2016
    15 Sep

    Trees: Ash (T2) on boundary - Prune back lower north eastern branches growing towards house by approx 2.5m…

    ApprovedTree Preservation Order16/06600/TPO

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