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J Sainsbury Plc Linden Park Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5QL

22/01950/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 19 October 2022

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

TREES: T1 Oak - Sever Ivy and reduce the crown by reducing the length of the re-growth by a maximum of 2m retaining the smaller growth to continue the physiological process of the tree. T2 Populus - Reduce height by 3 meters

Received
29 June 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Broadwater
Agent
Quercus Landscaping and Arboriculture Ltd
  1. Received29 Jun
  2. Validated13 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided19 Oct

Decided in 98 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at J Sainsbury Plc Linden Park Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5QL. Tunbridge Wells has handled 811 applications of this type. This one was decided in 112 days, 9 weeks longer than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 5 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 5QL
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 July 2022
Consultation expiry
16 August 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Quercus Landscaping and Arboriculture Ltd
Agent address
Office 1 & 2 Shieling House Invincible Road Farnborough Hampshire, GU14 7QU

Publicity

Site notice start
26 July 2022
Site notice end
16 August 2022

Additional information

Documents
9
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Heritage at Risk Register: Royal Tunbridge WellsPart of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Former Plant and Tool Hire, Eridge Road TN4 8HJRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
  • 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 (19)

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 and heritage coasts.

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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2015
    6 Oct

    New click and collect customer collection facility.

    ApprovedFull Application15/508136/FULL
  2. 2015
    7 Sep

    Advertisement - Construction of a new retail concession pod and associated signage to the front of the…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent15/507346/ADV
  3. 2015
    7 Sep

    Construction of a new retail concession pod and associated signage to the front of the existing Sainsbury's…

    ApprovedFull Application15/507329/FULL
  4. 2014
    15 Aug

    TREES - Overhanging Common Ash tree at rear of 18b Linden Gardens to be cut back due to loss of light.

    ApprovedTree Preservation Order14/503302/TPO
  5. 2014
    9 Jul

    Remove and clear fallen and damaged branches. Re-coppicing of under planted species including willow, hazel…

    ApprovedTree Preservation Order14/501618/TPO

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