Holly Oak Grovehurst Lane Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8BG
Approved on 30 October 2026
Council decision: Approved with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Trees: Holm Oak (T1, T2 & T3) - Reduce canopy by 3m
- Received
- 28 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Banstead Village
- Agent
- Benjamin Hatcher Tree and Garden Services
- ReceivedReceived28 May
- ValidatedValidated22 Jul
- Consult.Consultation23 Jun
- TargetTarget Date24 Jul
- DecidedDecided30 Oct
Decided in 100 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at Holly Oak Grovehurst Lane Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8BG. Tunbridge Wells has handled 811 applications of this type. This one was decided in 154 days, 15 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. In the past year there have been 1 application across Banstead Village. We hold 1,128 applications in total for the TN12 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
- TN12 8BG
- Application type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Horsmonden Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 July 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 23 June 2026
- Consultation end
- 23 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 24 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Benjamin Hatcher Tree and Garden Services
- Agent address
- 5 Twysden Cottages Bodiam Road Sandhurst Cranbrook, TN18 5LF
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Guy Stephens
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14968669
- Documents
- 1
- Constraints
- 7
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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 (21)
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, 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
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
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202423 Feb
Submission of Details in Relation to Condition 3 - (External Materials) of 23/01509/FULL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/00539/SUB - 20248 Feb
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 5 - (Landscape Scheme); Condition 7 - (External Lighting)…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/00363/SUB - 202416 Jan
Trees - OAK (T9) - Crown retrenchment pruning to leave height of 10 metres, reduction of branches below this…
ApprovedTree Preservation Order24/00131/TPO - 202330 Nov
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 4 - (Biodiversity Enhancement Scheme) of 23/01509/FULL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions23/03261/SUB - 20236 Jun
Erection of a replacement dwelling with roof mounted solar panels, installation of air source heat pump, new…
ApprovedFull Application23/01509/FULL
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